Developing Thai Reading and Writing Skills by Using Six Thinking Hats for Mathayom 1 Students

Abstract

This research article has two main objectives: (1) to create and develop a skill-building exercise for reading and writing using the Six Thinking Hats technique for the first-year secondary school students that meets the efficiency criterion of 80/80; and (2) to compare the reading and writing achievements of the first-year secondary school students before and after learning with the Six Thinking Hats technique. The study involved reviewing relevant documents and research on skill-building exercises and collecting information on the development of Thai reading and writing skills using these exercises for the first-year secondary school students. The lessons covered in the study include 10 units: Unit 1 - Reading Aloud, Unit 2 - Silent Reading, Unit 3 - Comprehension Reading, Unit 4 - Reading to Distinguish Fact and Opinion, Unit 5 - Interpretive Reading, Unit 6 - Writing Introductions, Unit 7 - Note-taking, Unit 8 - Writing Stories, Unit 9 - Summarizing, and Unit 10 - Essay Writing. The researcher conducted experiments with a sample group of 20 students to assess the effectiveness of the lessons. Research Findings: 1) The skill-building exercises for developing reading and writing using the Six Thinking Hats technique for the first-year secondary school students were found to be effective, with an efficiency rating of 84.70/84.80, surpassing the 80/80 criterion. 2) Students who learned using the Six Thinking Hats technique showed significant progress in their post-test learning achievement compared to their pre-test results, with statistical significance at the .01 level.