The Development of the Spelling Skill Exercise on the Skill in Spelling Different Ending Consonants Together with Collaborative Learning by using STAD Technique for Elementary 3 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to determine the efficiency of Thai Language skills practice on the skill in spelling different ending consonants together with collaborative learning by using STAD technique for elementary 3 students with 75/75 criteria of effectiveness and 2) to study the students’ spelling skills before and after using the spelling skill practice skills practice on the skill in spelling different ending consonants together with collaborative learning by using STAD technique for elementary 3 students. The sample consisted of 20 students in elementary school grade 3 at Ban Nong Rangsit School, under the Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, semester 2 of the academic year 2021, totaling 20 people obtained by purposive sampling method. The tools used in the research were 1) a learning management plan to be used with the spelling skill exercises on the subject of the skill in spelling different ending consonants together with collaborative learning by using STAD technique. 2) The spelling skill exercises on the subject of the skill in spelling different ending consonants together with collaborative learning by using STAD technique and 3) The spelling skill exercises on spelling different ending consonants. The statistics used to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test dependent statistical test. The results of the research appeared as follows:
1. The spelling skill exercises on the subject of the skill in spelling different ending consonants together with collaborative learning by using the STAD technique for elementary 3 students had E₁/E₂ value of 77.38/78.50, which exceeded the threshold of 75/75 according to the prescribed hypothesis.
2. Students after using the spelling skill exercises on the subject of the skill in spelling different ending consonants combined with cooperative learning using STAD technique, students had statistically significantly higher spelling skills than before at .05 level.
The results could be concluded that the STAD skills practice and collaborative learning techniques can help improve spelling skills on the subject of the skill in spelling different ending consonants. This is because STAD collaborative learning is a learning management process where learners learn together in small groups, which emphasizes on the exchange of ideas amongst the learners, which will help teaching Thai language to be more efficient.