The Effects of Cooperative Learning Management by the STAD Technique on the Comprehension Reading Ability and Attitude towards Thai Language Subject of Prathomsuksa 2 Students
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to: 1) compare the reading comprehension
ability of Prathomsuksa 2 students before and after learning cooperative learning management
by STAD technique, 2) compare the reading comprehension ability of Prathomsuksa 2
students after cooperative learning management by STAD technique with the criteria
of 70 % of the total score, and 3) compare the attitudes of Prathomsuksa 2 students
towards Thai language subject before and after learning cooperative learning
management by STAD technique. The sample group was 30 Prathomsuksa 2 students at
Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University Demonstration School under the Ministry of Higher
Education, Science, Research and Innovation that obtained by multi-stage random sampling.
The research instruments in this research were the lesson plans of 6 plans regarding
cooperative learning management by STAD technique with the most appropriate level
(x̅ = 4.94, S.D. = 0.07), the reading comprehension ability test consisting of 20 items
with the IOC indexes between 0.67 - 1.00, the difficulty between 0.50 - 0.80, the discrimination
between 0.200.72, and the reliability of 0.79, and the five-scale rating questionnaire
with 12 items regarding student attitude toward learning Thai language subject
with the concordance index value of 1.00, the discrimination between 1.78 - 7.13, and
the reliability of 0.86. Data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, dependent
t-test and one-sample t-test.