Kanpajee Rattanasaeng. The development of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) instruction using electronic childrens picture books for fifth grade students. Master's Degree(Teaching English as a Foreign Language). Chulalongkorn University. Office of Academic Resources. : Chulalongkorn University, 2011.
The development of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) instruction using electronic childrens picture books for fifth grade students
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to develop Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) instruction using electronic childrens picture books. The subjects were 32 fifth graders studying at Piboonbumpen Demonstration School Burapha University and enrolling in an English Foundation Course in semester 1, academic year 2011. The instruments used in this research were the English reading ability tests, students opinion logs, and opinion questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistic and content analysis. The finding of the study revealed that: (1) the components of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) instruction using electronic childrens picture books were consist of 3 components: 1) lesson plans 2) scope and sequences, and 3) evaluation. (2) the effectiveness score of CSR instruction using electronic childrens picture books were at 86.37/85.10, which was higher than the hypothesis setting criteria 80/80. (3) the mean score from the questionnaire eliciting students opinions toward CSR instruction using electronic childrens picture books was found positive with the mean score of 4.16 (S.D. = 0.710). These findings confirm that CSR instruction using electronic childrens picture books positively affects students reading ability.