Development of Thai Critical Reading Skills through the STAD Cooperative Learning Technique for Grade 6 Students

Abstract

Objectives of this research included: 1) to develop learning activities for enhancing Thai critical reading skills using STAD cooperative learning techniques for grade 6 students with an efficiency criterion of 85/85; 2) to determine the effectiveness index of the learning activities for Thai critical reading skills using STAD cooperative learning technique; 3) to compare the students› Thai critical reading skills before and after the intervention; and 4) examine students› satisfaction toward the STAD cooperative learning. The sample group consisted of 20 Grade 6/2 students from the Rajabhat Mahasarakham University Demonstration School during the second semester of the 2022 academic year, was selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) lesson plans using STAD cooperative learning technique, 2) a Thai critical reading skills test, and 3) a student satisfaction questionnaire. Data analysis statistics involved mean (x̅), standard deviation (S.D.), percentage, and dependent samples t-test.
 
The results of the study revealed that: 1) The efficiency of the learning activities for Thai critical reading skills using the STAD cooperative learning technique for Grade 6 was 86.93/85.25, met the established criterion of 85/85. 2) The effectiveness index of the learning activities for Thai critical reading skills using STAD cooperative learning technique was 0.77, equivalent to 77.00%. 3) Students’ Thai critical reading skills showed a statistically significant improvement at the .01 level after the intervention. 4) Overall, students’ satisfaction toward the learning for Thai critical thinking skills using STAD cooperative learning technique was at a high level.