The Development of Curriculum to Enhance Geo-literacy Based on The Development of Curriculum to Enhance Geo–literacy Based on Geography for Grade 2 for Grade 2

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to: 1) create and determine the effectiveness of the curriculum, and 2) study the results of its implementation. The research was conducted using a pre-experimental design. The target group in this study comprised 37 students who were enrolled in the second semester of Academic Year 2021 at Suebnathitam School. The tools used for this research included: 1) the curriculum, 2) the curriculum manual, and 3) the comprehension-enhanced geo-literacy-based evaluation form. The data was analyzed by determining percentages, means (), standard deviation (S.D.), and dependent samples t-tests.

The results of the research were as follows: 1) The curriculum for enhancing comprehensive reading ability using the DR-TA strategy for grade 2 students consisted of 7 elements: a problem statement, the principle of curriculum, the aims of curriculum, content structures, activities, materials resources, learning sources, measurement, and evaluation. The mean score for the curriculum's suitability was the highest (= 4.34, S.D. = 0.73). In terms of the curriculum manual, the mean score for suitability was also the highest (= 4.39, S.D. = 0.74). The result of determining the curriculum's effectiveness showed an effectiveness index of 0.8382. 2) The study of the results from the curriculum implementation found that students had a higher improvement score after studying compared to before the curriculum was implemented, with statistical significance at the level of .05.