USING FOLKTALES TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAI LEARNING AND TEACHING AT NONG BUA RAT BAMRUNG SCHOOL, MUEANG KAMPHAENGPHET DISTRICT, KAMPHAENGPHET PROVINCE

Abstract

The subjects were 33 students studying in grade 4 to 6 at Nong Bua Rat Bamrung School, Mueang Kamphaengphet District, Kamphaengphet Province. They were selected by purposive sampling. The instruments used in this study were 25 folktales from the classification of folk tales from Khubsaipeng the Tai Dam ethnic group Pong Nam Ron sub-district, Khlong Lan district, Kamphaengphet province written by Jirad Pengdang et al. (2560), a reading test for main idea about Tai Dam folktales and a satisfaction questionnaire towards using folktales to enhance the development of Thai learning and teaching at Nong Bua Rat Bamrung School. The results showed that 25 Tai Dam folktales can be applied to develop Thai learning and teaching in grade 4 to 6. The mean of students’ achievement before using folktales for learning was 4.96 and after using folktales for learning was 7.06. The overall students’ satisfaction towards using folktales for Thai learning and teaching was at the highest level. The satisfaction towards the staff who explain the content clearly was at the highest level. The satisfaction towards the service’s process and lecturer’s teaching techniques were at the highest level.