Development of basic Thai writing and reading skills using Thai language learning skills exercise’s Prathomsuksa students at Ban Khlong 24 School

Abstract

This article aims to (1) study the basic Thai reading and writing skills of students at Ban Khlong 24 School by using skill exercises, (2) create effective Thai language skill exercises for students according to the 80/80 standard, and (3) compare the basic Thai language skills before and after using the Thai language skill exercises based on the learning-by-doing concept, organized into an Active Learning format with 5 steps as follows: 1) learning to ask questions, 2) learning to seek knowledge, 3) learning to create knowledge, 4) learning to communicate, and 5) learning by giving back to society and disseminating knowledge. The sample group used in this research consisted of 21 Prathomsuksa 1 students at Ban Khlong 24 School, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included Thai language learning activity plans, Thai language skill exercises, and achievement tests. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results of the research found that (1) students who learned using the Thai language skill exercises had a higher average overall score of 92.54 percent, (2) the training in Thai language learning skills for students was effective (E1/E2) with values of 82.03/87.86, and (3) the students' basic Thai language skills after learning were significantly higher than before learning at the 0.05 level.