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Abstract

       A study of effects of the reduction of remedial instruction time by testing iD the secondary schools in Songkhla province was aimed at making a comparison of the reduction of timg in remedial instruction in four types of instructional groups: the speed test,lhe diagnostic test, the combination ofthe speed test and diagnostic test, and the normal instructional group without using tests which served as a control group. Ths study also compared the proportion of the studenls whose achievement was similar but differed in the time used in doing the tests. Those who experienced no problems in coping with the speed and thosewho experienced the problems in coping with the speed. The final objective was to srudy the methods of the remedial instruction used by a teacher who was given information derived from the diagnostic tesrs for a panicular group and was not given the information for the other group. The sample for the study included r 6 b Mathayomsueksa One students from Sathing Phra Chanupatham School in Amphoe Sathing Phra, Songkhlaprovince. They were devided into thrce expedmental groups and a control group. The instrum€nts used for collecting data were the formative tests, the speed lesls, diagnostic tests, a rating scale ofthe remedial instruction time, and checklist ofteaching methods in the remedial instrucrron. The results of the study rcvealed the following
           There was a significantly less time spent in the remedial instruction for the experimental groups than for the control group. There was no significant difference in the proportion of the students who experienced the speed problems and those who did not experience the speed problems. Similarly, the methods of remedial instructions used by the teacher for a padcular group with lhe information de ved from the diagnoslic tests and the group without the information were the same, using small group instructions, allowing the students to teach each other, or having the studenls do parallel tests.
         It was recommended that educational supervisors make effons in providing speedtest and diagnostic test knowledge and skills to teachers involved with the project.ln addition, aresearch onthe application of speed lests leading to thc solving of the basic problems in the students leaming process should be canied out.