Development Learning Activities According to the Sq4r Model Combined With Mind Maps to Enhance Reading Comprehension Skills. and Academic Achievement For Students Grade 5, Wat Wachirapadit School Surat Thani Province

Abstract

          This research aimed to 1) develop a learning activity set based on the SQ4R model using Mind Mapping to effectively develop reading comprehension skills and academic achievement according to the criteria and effectiveness of 80/80 (E.I.) according to the specified standard criteria of 0.5 and above; 2) compare the reading comprehension achievement before and after studying with the learning activity set based on the SQ4R model using Mind Mapping; 3) compare the reading comprehension skills before and after studying with the learning activity set based on the SQ4R model using Mind Mapping; and 4) study the students’ satisfaction with the learning management with the learning activity set based on the SQ4R model using Mind Mapping. A single group research design was used, with a pre-test and a post-test. The population was grade 5 students at Wat Wachirapradit School. Surat Thani Province, 18 persons. The instruments used for data collection included 4 sets of learning activity sets for developing reading comprehension skills, 16 SQ4R technique learning plans with mind maps, a 30-question achievement test, a 20-question reading comprehension test, and a satisfaction questionnaire of 20 activity sets. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The research results found that 1) the learning activity sets were effective (E1/E2) at 85.33/82.78 and effective (E.I.) at 0.72, which was higher than the specified criteria. 2) The mean reading comprehension after learning was 24.89, higher than the mean before learning at 13.56. 3) The mean reading comprehension after learning was 16.28, higher than the mean before learning at 9.33. 4) Students' satisfaction toward the learning management using the SQ4R reading teaching method with mind maps was at the highest level. (x ̅ = 4.82, S.D. = 0.36).