The Development of English Reading Comprehension through the DR-TA Instruction and 5W1H Technique for Grade 4 Students

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were 1) to develop English reading comprehension through the DR-TA instruction and the 5W1H technique for grade 4 students and 2) to develop English reading comprehension through the DR-TA instruction and the 5W1H technique for grade 4 students after learning higher than before learning. The sample group was students in grades 4/4 at Kitiya School, Maha Sarakham. Operated on the second semester of the academic year of 2021, the selection of the sample group was obtained in the Cluster Random Sampling strategy. The research tools used in this study consisted of the DR-TA instruction and the 5W1H technique and a customized English reading comprehension test created by the researcher. The statistics used in the research were Mean, Standard Deviation, Percentage and The Wilcoxon Matched Pair Signed-Ranks Test (Nonparametric Tests).
          The results showed that 1) the development of English reading comprehension of grade 4 students has better development thhrougt keeping scores by using the DR-TA instruction and the 5W1H technique lesson plans that has total average is 23.37, S.D.= 0.70 and 77.91 percents 2). Grade 4 students had significantly higher reading comprehension abilities after the adoption of the DR-TA instruction and the 5W1H technique in class, statistically level at .05.