Enhancing Students' Reading Comprehension Through Collaborative Learning with Jigsaw and Graphic Organizer Techniques of Mathayomsuksa Six Students

Abstract

         The purposes of this experimental research were to : 1) compare students’ English reading ability of English reading comprehension after  learning by collaborative learning with Jigsaw and graphic organizer technique and 2) study the student opinions toward collaborative learning with Jigsaw and graphic organizer technique. The sample were 40 twelfth grade students from Chainatpittayakom school, Chainat in second semester of the academic year 2022. The students were selected by cluster random sampling technique. The research instruments used included 1) collaborative learning with Jigsaw and graphic organizer technique lesson plans 2) English reading comprehension test and 3) questionnaire on opinions toward the learning by applying collaborative learning with Jigsaw and graphic organizer technique. The statistical analysis employed were mean (x̄), Standard deviation (S.D.), and
t-test Dependent analysis.
          The results of this research were:
          1. The students’ English reading ability after learning by collaborative learning with Jigsaw and graphic organizer technique was significantly higher than learning before learning by collaborative learning with Jigsaw and graphic organizer technique at the .05 level.
          2. The students’ opinions toward the learning by collaborative learning with Jigsaw and graphic organizer technique were overall at the highest agreement level.