Development of Cooperative Learning Management using STAD Techniques and Skills Training to Promote Basic Word Reading Aloud Skills For Grade 1 Students

Abstract

              This research aimed to develop cooperative learning management using the STAD technique in combination with skill exercises to promote basic word reading aloud skills of Grade 1 students. The research was conducted in four phases: 1) studying the current situation, problems and needs; 2) constructing and determining the efficiency of the learning management plans; 3) implementing the plans; and 4) assessing student satisfaction. The target group consisted of 11 Grade 1 students in the first semester of the 2025 academic year at Lao Klang Ruamwongwittaya School, Khong Chai District, Kalasin Province, obtained through purposive sampling. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used over three weeks, comprising six sessions. The research instruments were five sets of skill exercises, six lesson plans, a basic word reading aloud skill test, and a student satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.

              The results showed that the efficiency of the lesson plans combined with the skill exercises was 82.41/81.36, higher than the 80/80 criterion, and the effectiveness index was 0.6940, or 69.40 percent. Students’ basic word reading aloud skills after instruction were significantly higher than before instruction at the .05 level, and students’ satisfaction with the learning management was overall at a high level. These findings indicate that the developed learning management can effectively promote basic word reading aloud skills.