A STUDY OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING AND SPELLING WITH A SCAFFOLDING TECHNIQUE OF PRIMARY 2nd STUDENTS.

Abstract

The purposes of this this study are 1) to compare the achievement of the critical reading of Mathayomsuksa 6 students before and after studying with the 4Ex2 Instructional Model, 2) to develop the achievement of critical reading of Mathayomsuksa 6 students using the 4Ex2Instructional Model according to the specified criterion of not lower than the 75 percent, and 3) to study opinions of Mathayomsuksa 6 students towards the 4Ex2Instructional Model. The sample of this study, obtained from cluster random sampling, comprised 35students in Mathayomsuksa 6/2, Saiyokmaneekanwitthaya School, Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, in the first semester of the academic year 2022.
The research instruments were 1) Five critical reading learning management plans (2 hours for each plan with the total of 10 hours) using the 4Ex2 Instructional Model, 2) a 30-item critical reading ability test which assessed advanced thinking according to Bloom's Taxonomy theory, analytical thinking synthesis and valuation, and 3)a questionnaire on the opinions of students towards the 4Ex2Instructional Model. The statistics used to analyze the data comprised percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation (S.D.) and t – test dependent.
The findings revealed that:
1. The critical reading abilities of Mathayomsuksa 6 students after learning with the 4Ex2 Instructional Model were statistically significantly higher than before the learning the .05 level, and the critical reading abilities of Mathayomsuksa 6 students after learning with the 4Ex2 Instructional Model reached the criterion of 75 percent.
2. The students' opinions on the 4Ex2 Instructional Model was at the most agreeable level.