Open AccessImproving Reading Comprehension Skills Using Multimedia Storytelling with Mind Maps for Students with Learning Disabilities in Thailand
Author(s) -
Piyanan Pannim,
Praweenya Suwannatthachote,
Pavinee Manowan,
Somchai Numprasertchai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of emerging technologies in learning/international journal: emerging technologies in learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1868-8799
pISSN - 1863-0383
DOI - 10.3991/ijet.v17i08.10931
Subject(s) - storytelling , reading comprehension , reading (process) , computer science , multimedia , comprehension , mathematics education , strengths and weaknesses , learning disability , psychology , narrative , developmental psychology , linguistics , social psychology , philosophy , programming language
This study explores the innovative approach of integratingmultimedia storytelling with mind maps to enhance reading comprehension for students with learning disabilities (LD). We developed the proposed mobile application and applied it to 36 students with LD at grade 4-6 in Bangkok, Thailand. Students were selected using a simple random sampling technique. They were formally identified as having learning disabilities with a reading-related disability. The experiment compared students’ reading comprehension scores from two experimental groups and one control group. The three groups practiced their Thai reading comprehension through the same Thai litera-ture, but with three different learning methods. The first experimental group used the proposed application including multimedia storytelling with mind maps. The second group used only multimedia storytelling while the control group learned through teacher reads the stories and hand-drawn mind map-ping. The findings clearly proved that the proposed approach accommodated learner’s weaknesses and built upon their strengths in reading comprehension skills.