A Comparison of Learning Achievement in Thai Language on the Topic of Words with "Ban" and "Bun" Among Grade 3 Students at Boonkhumratbamrung School, Pathum Thani Province, Taught Using the TGT Cooperative Learning Technique and the Conventional Teaching Method

Abstract

The purposes of this research were; 1) compare the post-learning achievement in the Thai language subject on the topic of words with Ban, Bun among Grade 3 students at Boonkhumratbamrung School, taught using the TGT cooperative learning technique versus the conventional teaching method, 2) ompare the learning achievement in the Thai language on the topic of words with Ban, Bun among Grade 3 students at Boonkhumratbamrung School against the 70% criterion. The study population consisted of Grade 3 students at Boonkhumratbamrung School during the first semester of the 2023 academic year. This is a quantitative research study. The sample group comprised two Grade 3 classrooms, Class 3/1 and Class 3/2, selected through probability sampling using a simple random sampling method. The research instruments included a learning management plan and an achievement test. The statistical methods used for data analysis were percentage (%), mean (x̄), standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test analysis.
The results revealed that:
1. The learning achievement in the Thai language topic "Words with Ban, Bun" among Grade 3 students taught using the TGT cooperative learning technique was
significantly higher than that of students taught using the conventional teaching method, at a statistical significance level of .05.
2. The learning achievement in the Thai language "Words with Ban, Bun" among Grade 3 students at Boonkhumratbamrung School, after being taught using the TGT
cooperative learning technique, was significantly higher than the 70% criterion, at a
statistical significance level of .05.