The Development of Teaching Materials to Enhance Word-Level Thai for Reading Primary Students in Border Patrol Police Schools

Abstract

This research had three objectives: (1) to develop and improve teaching materials that promote word-level Thai reading among primary school students in Border Patrol Police Schools; (2) to compare the word-level Thai reading ability of primary school students before and after using the teaching materials; and (3) to examine students’ opinions of the teaching materials designed to promote word-level Thai reading. The sample group consisted of 18 Grade 4 students from Ban Tham Hin Border Patrol Police School, located in Ratchaburi Province. The sample was selected through cluster random sampling. The experimental learning activities were conducted over a total duration of 12 hours. In addition, the research tools consisted of: (1) word-level Thai reading teaching materials, (2) lesson plans, (3) a word-level Thai reading ability test, and (4) a student opinion questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean (M) and standard deviation (SD), as well as inferential statistics using a dependent sample t-test. The findings were as follows: (1) The teaching materials designed to enhance word-level Thai reading for primary school students in Border Patrol Police Schools were found to be of very good quality. (2) A comparison of students’ word-level Thai reading ability showed that the post-test scores were significantly higher than the pre-test scores at the .05 level of statistical significance. (3) The students’ opinions indicated that their overall perceptions were at the highest level.