Abstract:
This research was designed for the quasi-experiment. The main purposes were: (1) to compare Thai reading for the main idea using Murdoch Integrated Approach (MIA) of students in Prathomsuksa III with the criteria set at 75 percent; (2) to compare Thai reading for the main idea of the students before and after the experiment using the MIA; (3) to study attitude of the students toward the MIA after the experiment. The sample drawn through purposive sampling included one class with 30 students in Prathomsuksa III at Banchalernsuk School, who studied in the second semester of the 2008 academic year. They were assigned to the experimental group by learning Thai reading for the main idea. The research instruments were lesson plans using the MIA, Thai reading for the main idea test, and a questionnaire asking attitude toward the MIA. The employed statistical analysis were mean, standard deviation and t-test.
The major findings were as follows: (1) The students taught through the Murdoch Integrated Approach (MIA) achieved Thai reading for the main idea score at 84.43 percent which was higher than the criteria set before conducting the experiment. (2) The students taught through the MIA showed their Thai reading for the main idea was significantly higher than that of before the experiment at the .05 level. (3) The students taught through the MIA showed their attitude toward the MIA was at a high level ( X = 4.52, S.D =0.53)