The Development of Computer-Assisted Instruction via Network for Teaching Learning Area of Thai Language in Reading for Primary Education Level 4 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to 1) gain the efficiency of computer-assisted instruction via network for teaching Learning Area of Thai Language in Reading for primary education level 4 students, 2) compare the students’ pretest and posttest scores after studying Reading in Learning Area of Thai Language through computerassisted instruction via network, and 3) identify the students’ satisfaction after studying Reading in Learning Area of Thai Language through computer-assisted instruction via network. The samples used in the study were 3 0 students studying at primary education level 4 at Wat Bangpoon School under Pathumthani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 in the academic year 2014. The research instruments included the teaching materials using computer-assisted instruction via network in Learning Area of Thai Language in Reading, the pretest and posttest of Reading scores gained from students studying Reading before and after learning through computer-assisted instruction, and the questionnaires on students’ satisfaction towards learning Reading through computer-assisted instruction via network. The statistical devices used in the study were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test. The findings revealed that the efficiency of the computer-assisted instruction via network in Learning Area of Thai Language in Reading was 8 2 .6 7 / 8 1 .5 6 according to the criteria. The students’ learning achievement after studying Reading in Learning Area of Thai Language through computer-assisted instruction via network was improved based on the pretest and posttest scores which showed that the average of the pretest was 12.20, SD:3.34 while that of the posttest was 24.47, SD: 1.77 The dependent t-test between the pretest and posttest scores was 29.71 which was significantly different at the 0.05 level. The students’ satisfaction towards learning Reading in Learning Area of Thai Language through computer-assisted instruction via network was 4. 48 on average which was at a high level.