Innovation Development to Promote Reading “Song Poom Phoom Muang Mahasarakham” for upper Elementary Students in Small-Sized Primary Schools

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to design and develop an innovation to promote reading; and 2) to evaluate and reflect on the innovation to promote reading on “Song Poom Phoom Mueang Maha Sarakham” for upper primary school students in small-sized primary schools. The study was divided into 3 phases: Phase 1: study of concepts and theories; Phase 2: development of innovations using local content in Maha Sarakham Province; and Phase 3: evaluation and reflection on innovations. A rating scale assessment was used. The sample consisted of 11 people, consisting of 2 innovation designers, 3 experts in Thai language teaching, 3 experts in teaching innovation production, and 3 experts in using local wisdom. The purposive sampling was used. The statistics used were mean and percentage. The research results found that 1) the quality of the innovation created by the researcher in all 6 aspects found that the aspect with the highest quality was the value and benefit of the innovation, with a suitability value of 4.80, the quality level was the most appropriate. The aspect with the lowest quality from the evaluation was the innovation form, with a suitability value of 4.54, the quality level was the most appropriate. The overall quality of the whole reading promotion innovation before using it with the sample group had a quality value of 4.67, the quality level was the most appropriate; 2) the evaluation and reflection results on the reading promotion innovation on “Song Poom Phoom Mueang Maha Sarakham” for upper primary school students in small-sized schools of the sample group found that reflection on the developed innovation was considered to be the application of important knowledge, especially in the local area that has been overlooked, to develop it into a lesson for students to learn about their own local culture. It was an emphasis on the way of life and their own community. The quality of the reading promotion innovation had a quality level in all aspects at the most appropriate level. When the average value was calculated to assess the overall quality of the innovations assessed from the sample group, the average score was 4.79, which was the most appropriate quality level.