การวิเคราะห์หนังสือเรียนภาษาไทยชุดทักษสัมพันธ์ระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น เล่ม 1 / นุชน้อย สถิรอังกูร = An analysis of Thai textbook of four-skilled integration series for the lower secondary education level: book one / Nuchnoi Sathiraangkul
Purposes 1. To analyze the Thai Textbook of Four-Skilled Integration Series for the Lower Secondary Education Level, Book One, of the Ministry of Education. 2. To survey both Teacher’ and students’ opinions toward this textbook series. 3. To study difficulties and problems encountered by either teachers or students in using this textbook series in their classes. Procedures Two sets of the questionnaires were prepared by the researcher. One set was for the teachers, the other one way for the students. These two sets of questionnaires were handed out to teachers and students in a number of schools in Bangkok. After the questionnaires were re-collected, 30 copies of the [questionnaires] filled out by teachers and 300 ones filled out by students were randomly selected to be analyzed. The data was analyzed in order to find the percentage, mean and standard deviation which were presented in form of tables and description. Results Most teachers and students were pleased with the text of this textbook series. The finding of the research revealed that this textbook series had both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantages which needed to be improved were the text, the vocabulary explanation, the binding and the size of the book and the printing. As for the text, not only teachers but also students require up-to-date information that can be employed in their daily life. The language and idioms used in this textbook series should not be too difficult. The level of the difficulty of the text should be varied according to the ability of the students in each class level. The difficult vocabulary should be clearly and completely defined and explained. For the book binding, the size and the printing-most teachers and students wanted handy copies of this textbook series. The cover of the book should be attractive and well-made. Paper of high quality was required. The illustrations in the book should be adequate and fit the text well. The printing should be correct and clear.
