THE EFFECTS OF USING A COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION PROGRAM ON OPINION EXPRESSION WRITING FOR PROMOTING OPINION EXPRESSION WRITING ABILITY AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS THAI LANGUAGE LEARNING OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS UNDER PHUKET PRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) develop a computer-assisted instruction program on the opinion expression writing in Thai Language subject for Grade 5 students based on the pre-determined efficiency criterion, 2) compare the opinion expression writing ability of Grade 5 students who learned from the computer-assisted instruction program with the students who learned from traditional instruction, and 3) compare the attitude towards Thai language learning of Grade 5 students who learned from the computer-assisted instruction program with the students who learned from traditional instruction.
The sample group, obtained by multi-stage sampling, consisted of Grade 5 students of Wat Thep Nimit School under Phuket Primary Education Service Area Office during the academic year 2021 from two intact classrooms, 30 students for each. One classroom was randomly assigned as an experimental group, and the other classroom was the control group. The employed research instruments were 1) a computer-assisted instruction program on the topic of opinion expression writing in the Thai Language, 2) learning management plans for the instruction using the computer-assisted instruction program, 3) learning management plans for traditional instruction, 4) a learning achievement test on opinion expression writing ability, and 5) a scale to assess attitude towards Thai language learning.
Statistics employed for data analysis were average, standard deviation, and T-test dependent.
The research showed that:
1. The developed computer-assisted instruction program was efficient at 81.57/81.87, higher than the 80/80 efficiency criterion.
2. The opinion expression writing ability of the group of students who learned from the computer-assisted instruction program was higher than the counterpart ability of students who learned from traditional instruction at the .01 level of statistical significance.
3. The attitude towards Thai language learning of the group of students who learned from the computer-assisted instruction program was higher than the counterpart attitude of the group of students who learned from traditional instruction at the .01 level of statistical significance.