USING AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE ON SOCIAL NETWORKING TO PROMOTE EXTENSIVE READING OF UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2020.63Keywords:
Extensive reading, Elementary students, English program, Upper elementaryAbstract
A strong medium has tremendously efforts on various aspects of educational area, since educational space on social networking can create an online meeting point for teachers and students. Thus, the study examines how the use of Edmodo relates to the reading skill of 4th-6th grades or upper primary level students in a Catholic private school in Nakhon Ratchasima province. Students’ English reading skill in Primary Education level is essential, especially for the courses of Sciences and Social Studies, and is commonly utilized in under English Program’s curriculum, Primary Education. Edmodo is selected to promote students’ ability as an Extensive Reading (ER). Forty-two students of 4th-6th grades were selected by cluster sampling in studying four reading passages which is under their syllabuses. The findings show that students had benefited from ER. Questionnaire results show that students’ reading habits had improved significantly. The reports from the interviews show that students’ affective, including reading speed, had also improved. In addition, students answered pre-and post-reading questionnaires on their reading habits. Students were selected based on their performance in a reading through Edmodo and interviewed to gain more insight into their reading experiences. The questionnaires were analyzed using the t-test, and the interview responses were analyzed by content analysis, which showed that students were effectively satisfied with using Edmodo in enhancing their extensive reading skill.
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