Development of Reading Comprehension Skills Using Worksheets and the SQ4R Reading Technique Among Mathayom 2 Students at Selaphum Pittayakom School, Selaphum District, Roi Et Province.

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) develop reading comprehension exercises using skill-building exercises and the SQ4R reading technique for Matthayom 2 students at Salaphum Pittayakom School, Salaphum District, Roi Et Province, with an efficiency criterion of 80/80; 2) compare reading comprehension skills using skill-building exercises and the SQ4R reading technique before and after the intervention; and 3) study student satisfaction with the reading comprehension exercises using skill-building exercises and the SQ4R reading technique. The research sample consisted of 40 Matthayom 2 students selected by purposive sampling.

           The research instruments included: 1) four sets of reading comprehension exercises using skill-building exercises and the SQ4R reading technique, comprising folk tales, short stories or articles, songs, and poems; 2) Thai language learning management plans; 3) pre- and post-achievement tests consisting of 20 items; and 4) a student satisfaction questionnaire towards the exercises. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, Item Objective Congruence (IOC), standard deviation (S.D.), t-test for dependent samples, effectiveness index, efficiency index (E1/E2), difficulty index (p), and discrimination index (r).

           The research findings revealed that: 1) the developed reading comprehension exercise sets, utilizing skill-building exercises and the SQ4R reading technique, had an efficiency of  86.75/88.50 2) the post-intervention reading comprehension achievement using skill-building exercises and the SQ4R reading technique was significantly higher than the pre-intervention achievement at the .05 statistical level; and 3) the overall satisfaction of students towards the reading comprehension exercises using skill-building exercises and the SQ4R reading technique was at a high level (xˉ = 4.47, S.D. = 0.63).