Effects of Utilizing Learning Activity Packages on English Subject to Improve Reading Skills by Using Cooperative Learning, LT Technique for Prathomsuksa 3 Students
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were : 1) to develop the learning to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students to meet the criteria set at 80/80, 2) to compare the students' learning achievement before and after learning by using learning activity packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3students, 3) to investigate the effectiveness index of the learning activity packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students, and 4) to investigate the students' satisfaction towards learning activity packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students. The sample groups were 36 Prathomsuksa 3 students studying in semester 1 of the academic year 2018 at Lasook School in Phayakkaphumphisai District, Mahasarakham Province. They were selected by simple random sampling. The research instruments consisted of :1) 6 sets of the learning activity packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative for Prathomsuksa 3 students 2) 6 lesson plans to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students, 3) a 30 - items with 4 multiple-choice achicvement test, and 4) a 10 - item of 5 - rating scale satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for analyzing the collected data were
percentage, mean, standard deviation, E1/E2 E.I The hypothesis was tested by dependen sample t - test.
The results were as follows :
1. The efficiency of the learning activity packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students at 84.61/85.27 which was higher than the criteria set of 80/80.
2. The students' learning achievement after learning with the learning activity packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students was higher than before with the statistically significant at the level of .01.
3. The effectiveness index of the packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students was at 0.6073 which showed that the students' knowledge increased 60.73%
4. The students' satisfaction toward learning through the learning activity packages to improve reading skills on English subjects by using cooperative learning, LT for Prathomsuksa 3 students by using cooperative learning techniques as a whole was at the highest level.