Creating Scales to Measure Reading Comprehension, and Attitude and Behaviour, for Prathom 6 (Grade) 6 Students Taught ESL Through Cooperative Learning Method in Thailand
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences
School
School of Education
RAS ID
3153
Abstract
A questionnaire involving attitude and behaviour towards cooperative based learning of English as a second language the ESL (based on teaching and learning activities, and classroom interaction tasks) was given to 300 Prathom 6 students in Thailand. A Rasch analysis was performed to create a linear scale with 24 items from an initial group of 60 items. The data were shown to be valid and reliable, and to support the model behind the attitude and behaviour questionnaire. A separate Rasch analysis was performed on data from a test of English reading comprehension towards cooperative based learning of English as a second language (based on understanding the main facts, sequencing the order of ideas, and understanding the meaning from pictures) with the same 300 Prathom (grade) 6 students to create a linear scale with 28 items from an initial group of 60 items. The data were shown to be valid and reliable, and to support the model behind the reading comprehension questions.
Comments
Waugh, R. F., Bowering, M. H., & Chayarathee, S. (2005). Creating scales to measure reading comprehension, attitude and behaviour, for Prathom 6 (Grade) 6 students taught ESL through cooperative learning method in Thailand. In R. Waugh (Ed.), Frontiers in Educational Psychology (pp. 183-219). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers. Available here