The development of computer assisted instruction for developing the Thai language reading skill for main Idea of second year bachelor degree students studying Thai language in Hanoi the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were 1) to develop Computer Assisted Instruction for developing Thai language reading skill for main idea of second year bachelor degree students studying Thai language in Hanoi the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to meet the criteria of 80/80, 2) to compare Thai language reading skill for main idea of second year bachelor degree students between pretest and posttest using Computer Assisted Instruction and 3) to study the attitude of second year bachelor degree students towards Computer Assisted Instruction. The sample comprised a class of 15 students studying Thai language in Hanoi in the first semester of the academic year 2013, selected by cluster random sampling. The tools of this research were: 1) three units of Computer Assisted Instruction for Thai language reading skill for main idea, unit 1. Asean and Thai Identity, unit 2. Songkran Festival and unit 3. Loy Kratong Day, 2) pretest and posttest for three units, 3) pretests and posttests for each unit and 4) a questionnaire for the students about their attitudes towards Computer Assisted Instruction. Statistics used to analyze data were mean, standard deviation, t-test and the efficiency of E1/E2.The research findings were as follows: 1. The implementation of Computer Assisted Instruction for developing the Thai language reading skill for main idea of second year bachelor degree students studying Thai language in Hanoi the Socialist Republic of Vietnam had an efficiency of 81.22/80.11, which met the criteria of 80/80. 2. The experimental results found that the students who learned by Computer Assisted Instruction had higher learning abilities than before using Computer Assisted Instruction with a statistically significant at the level of .05. 3. The learning attitudes of the students towards Computer Assisted Instruction for developing the Thai language reading skill for main idea were overall at the highest level.