CONSTRUCTION OF READING PRINTED MATTER FOR MAIN IDEA DRILL EXERCISES FOR MATHAYOMSUKSA 2 STUDENTS, PUTTIWONG WITTAYA SCHOOL, WAT PHRA KAEW, CHIANG RAI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this article were 1) to validate the effectiveness of reading printed matter for main idea drill exercises for MathayomSuksa 2 students, Puttiwong Wittaya School, Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai Province, 2) to examine the students’ achievement after learning with reading printed matter for main idea drill exercises for MathayomSuksa 2 students and 3) to investigate the students’ satisfaction towards learning with reading printed matter for main idea drill exercises for MathayomSuksa 2 students. The samples studies were  24 students in MathayomSuksa 2 at Puttiwong Wittaya School, Wat Phra Kaew during their first semester of the academic year 2018. Four instruments for collecting data were employed; 7 lesson plans, 7 drill exercises on reading printed matter for main idea drill exercises, the pretest and posttest and the questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and t-test dependent.

The effectives value of reading printed matter for main idea drill exercises for MathayomSuksa 2 students was at 88.77/88.75 which was higher than the 80/80 of criteria set. The posttest’s average score of students’ achievement was higher than the pre-test with the statistical significance of 0.05. The students’ satisfaction towards learning with reading printed matter for main idea drill exercises for MathayomSuksa 2 students in overall was at the highest level.