A development of Thai language additional course based on standards-based curriculum using backward design process to enhance analyzing and analytical reading abilities of lower secondary students
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to 1) develop the Thai language additional course based on standards-based curriculum using backward design process to enhance analyzing and analytical reading abilities of lower secondary students; 2) evaluate the quality of Thai language additional course based on standards-based curriculum using backward design process. This study was research and development (R&D). The tree steps of the Thai language additional course were: 1) studying about the basic information for developing the Thai language additional course; 2) developing the Thai language additional course; and 3) evaluate the Thai language additional course. The quality evaluation of the Thai language additional course was assessed by the experts while the quality evaluation of the Thai language additional course implementation was experimented to mathayomsuksa one students in Santrirat Wittayalai School in Bangkok under jurisdiction of the Office of Basic Education Commission. The duration of this experiment was one semester. The research instruments for collecting data were: the analyzing ability evaluation form and the analytical reading ability evaluation form. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, frequency. The findings were as follows: 1.A Thai language additional course based on standards-based curriculum using backward design process to enhance analyzing and analytical reading abilities of lower secondary students was designing by using the learning standards as its goal for developing analyzing and analytical reading ability of the students. The authentic assessment, the focus of which was on the student products and performance task, was relevant to learning standards and indicators and the criterion-based rubrics were used for marking. The learning units based on standards-based curriculum using backward design were prepared based on the 3 steps of Wiggins and McTighes design. They were:1) indentifying desired results; 2) determining acceptance evidence; and 3) planning learning experiences and instruction. The learning units consist of two units: 1) the first one: the analysis, a 14 hour learning unit, and the second one, the analytical reading, an 18-hour learning unit. The instruction for analysis was organized in accordance with Blooms taxonomy, and analytical reading instruction was arranged based on the framework of Adler and Van Doren. 2. The experts have evaluated the course and agreed that the quality of the course was at excellent level while the quality evaluation of the Thai language additional course implementation was experiment and it was found that every student got higher level in analyzing and analytical reading abilities after learning the Thai language additional course. The other information was also included: 2.1 The pretest result showed that 12 students could be placed at the poor level and 8 students were put at the intermediate level in analyzing ability. However, after learning from this course, the post test showed that 15 students were at the good level and 5 students were at the excellent level in analyzing ability. 2.2 The pretest result showed that 12 students were at the poor level, while the 8 students were placed in the intermediate level in analytical reading ability, while the post test showed that 10 students were at the good level and 10 students were at the excellent level in analytical reading ability.