The Development of Academic Achievement by Using the Thai Communication Learning Activity Package for Third Grade Foreign Students in Thai-Chinese International School According to the Participatory Learning Approcach

Abstract

            The objectives of the research were: (1) Develop academic achievement using the Thai communication learning activity package for third-grade foreign students with the Participatory Learning Approach to meet 75 percent. (2) Examine the students’ academic progress who study using the Thai communication learning activity package. (3) Compare students’ academic achievement and satisfaction in Thai communication skills by using the Thai communication learning activity package and conventional teaching.

           This research was quasi-experimental research. The population consists of 2 third-grade foreign student classrooms in Thai-Chinese International School, 2nd semester, academic year 2021. The statistics used in the data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test.
             According to the Participatory Learning Approach, the development of learning achievement in Thai communication skills for third-grade foreign students research found: (1) Scores during the experiment using the Thai language activity package overall was 77.50 percent, compared to the standard 75 percent. (2) Student academic progress of Thai communication skills passed 58.78 percent. (3) The academic achievement and satisfaction of learning Thai communication skills of the students were higher overall than students who learned with the conventional method at 0.01 level of significance.