A study on the Quality of Reading-Analysis Skill Exercises in the Thai Language Learning Area for Matthayom Suksa 6 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to examine the efficiency of the analytical reading skills practice exercises for Matthayom Suksa 6 students in the Thai Language Learning Area based on the 80/80 efficiency criterion; 2) to compare students’ analytical reading skills before and after receiving instruction through the practice exercises; and 3) to investigate students’ satisfaction with learning through the analytical reading skills practice exercises. The sample consisted of 38 students enrolled in Matthayom Suksa 6/5 in the first semester of the 2024 academic year at Bankruat Wittayakharn School, under the Buriram Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The sample was selected using Cluster Ramdom Sampling. The research instruments included twelve lesson plans, five sets of analytical reading skills practice exercises, an analytical reading skills assessment, and a student satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics.

The findings revealed that. 

1) the analytical reading skills practice exercises met the prescribed 80/80 efficiency criterion. 

2) the students’ post-instruction analytical reading scores were significantly higher than their pre-instruction scores. 

3) the students’ overall satisfaction with learning through the analytical reading skills practice exercises was at the highest level.