The Development of Active Learning and Online Tools for Supporting Vietnamese Comprehensive Reading Ability of Mahasarakham University Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to determine the efficiency of active learning management with online learning tools that can increase Vietnamese comprehensive reading ability and learning participation of Mahasarakham University students with 80/80 criteria of effectiveness, 2) to study the ability to read Vietnamese for comprehension after learning management with criteria points of 70%, 3) to study students' participation, and 4) to study the satisfaction of the students with this particular learning management. The target population consisted of 14 students in first-year Vietnamese Major, Mahasarakham University, semester 2/2022. The action research with four spirals was employed to this research. The research tools were 1) lesson plans for teaching and learning, 2) the feedback tools including post-learning forms, the observation forms of student participation observing the students’s behavior during learning management, the student interview forms, and the end-of-spiral mini tests, 3) the assessment tools of the effective learning management consisting of Vietnamese comprehensive reading tests and the questionnaires measuring the students’ satisfaction. The statistics used to analyze the data were percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
The results of the research appeared as follows:
1) Active learning management with online learning tools promoting Vietnamese comprehensive reading ability and learning participation of Mahasarakham University students was E₁/E₂ which exceeded the threshold of 80/80. 2) An average value of Vietnamese comprehensive reading ability of students was 24.79 out of 30, calculated in percentage as 86.62% - there were 13 of 14 students who passed the tests accoding to the criteria of standard, calculated in percentage as 92.85%, which is higher than the threshold. 3) The students’ participation was positive at a high level. 4) The Students’ satisfaction with the learning management were at the highest level.