THE IMPROVEMENT ON READING COMPREHENSION BY USING SKILL EXERCISES OF MATHAYOMSUKSA 1 STUDENTS

Abstract

The objective of this research were: 1) to create and find efficiency of a reading comprehension skill exercises and 2) to develop reading comprehension skill of Mathayomsuksa 1 students. Using the purposive sampling method, the researcher selected a sample population consisting of 18 students of Mathayomsuksa 1 at Ban Choraka School. The instruments of research consisted of learning activity plan, reading comprehension by using skill exercises and reading comprehension achievement test. Initially, the data collected were analyzed by application of descriptive statistics techniques; mean ( ), standard deviation (SD.). In comparing levels of achievement test used t-test (dependent) to compared both prior to and after study groups.

The results showed that:

1) An efficiency of reading comprehension skills exercises for Mathayomsuksa 1 students at Ban Choraka school had an effective E₁/E₂ = 80.17/89.75, higher than the specified standard 80/80.

2) A comparative results of reading comprehension achievement of Mathayomsuksa 1 students at Ban Choraka School that were studied by using reading comprehension skills exercises. It was found that the reading comprehension achievement test scores of Mathayomsuksa 1 students at Ban Choraka School that were taught by using skill exercises after score was higher than before at a statistical significance level of .05.