Enhancement of Reading Achievement, Analytical Thinking and Writing of Primary School Students by Using Curriculum Management Design and Organizing for Learning Based on the Concept of STREAM

Abstract

This research was participatory action research. Its objectives were: (1) to assess the quality of curriculum management design and organizing for learning of Thai language teachers based on the concept of STREAM; (2) to compare pre-learning and post-learning reading achievements, analytical thinking, and writing after learning the unit that Thai language teachers had designed the curriculum management and organizing for learning based on the concept of STREAM. The co-researchers were 17 Thai language teachers. The sample comprised 110 grade 4 and grade 5 students. The research instruments were 2 plans of organizing for learning, based on the concept of STREAM, having the allotted time of 4 hours, and a 4-choice reading achievement test, and a paper-and-pencil test for analytical thinking and writing. The data analysis employed the mean and standard deviation, and t-test (dependent samples) was employed in hypothesis testing. The results revealed that:   

1) The quality assessment of the curriculum management design and organizing for learning of Thai language teachers based on the concept of STREAM, on the whole, was at the good level. ( = 4.24, S.D. = 0.64).

2) The post-learning achievements in reading, analytical thinking, and writing of the students from every school, after learning the unit that the Thai language teachers had designed the curriculum management and organizing for learning based on the concept of STREAM, were higher than the pre-learning achievements, with statistical significance at the level of .05.