Development of Thai-speaking Communication Curriculum Using Activity-based Learning for 8th Grade Foreign Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to; 1) form the curriculum of Thai-speaking communication using activity-based learning for 8th grade foreign students; and 2) study the result of implementation of Thai speaking communication using activity-based for grade 8th students. The participants were a group of 15 foreign students in grade 8 who were studying at Unity Concord International School, Chiangmai in the academic year of 2019 by using purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used in this study was the Thai-speaking communications test. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean () and standard deviation (S.D).

The Research findings showed that: 1) Thai-speaking communication using activity-based curriculum for 2^nd year foreign students of the secondary school level was created consisting 5 learning units: (1) Nice to meet you, (2) Me and another world, (3) Little tour guides, (4) Know well about a school, and (5) Brainstorm and challenge ideas. Overall, the activity-based learning management showed the highest level of suitability ( =4.66, S.D. = 0.53). The research instrument had a conformity index (IOC) of 0.67 and congruence factor of 0.82.  2) The result of Thai speaking communication usage using activity-based curriculum for 2^nd year foreign students of the secondary school level showed that the scores of the post-study achievement test of the sampling group displayed mean (  = 27.80), standard deviation (S.D. = 0.53) and the mean of the test before study was (  = 13.80) with standard deviation (S.D. = 5.16). The results showed that the students who learned through the activity-based learning had higher achievement of 46.67%.