Development of English Reading Comprehension Skills of Grade 11 Students at Wat Pradoonaisongtham School through Active Learning Approach Integrated with SQ4R technique

Abstract

The purposes of this pre-experimental research were 1) to compare English reading comprehension skills between before and after learning through active learning approach integrated with SQ4R technique and 2) to examine relative development of English reading comprehension skills of high school students at Wat Pradoonaisongtham School after learning through active learning approach integrated with SQ4R technique. The samples included 30 Matthayomsuksa 5/2 students from Wat Pradoonaisongtham School obtained by classroom unit-based cluster random sampling. Experimental instrument involved 4 lesson plans based on active learning approach integrated with SQ4R technique and data were collected using pretest and posttest, and were statistically analyzed by percentage, MEAN, standard deviation, paired sample t-test, and relative development scores. The findings revealed the following.
1) The samples’ English reading comprehension skills after learning through
active learning approach integrated with SQ4R technique were significantly higher at .05 level.
2) The samples’ relative development scores after learning through active learning approach integrated with SQ4R technique measured averagely 59.72%, which was at high level.