The Development of Learning Achievement in Critical Reading of the 5th Grade Students using SQ4R Techniques with Lower Esan Literatures

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to compare the learning achievement of critical reading skill of the 5^th grade students before and after being taught by SQ4R techniques with the lower Esan literatures, and 2) to study the satisfaction of students toward SQ4R technique with the lower Esan literatures. The samples were 15 students from the 5^th grade in Bann Ku Sod school, Muang Sisaket, Sisaket province who enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2017. They were obtained by random sampling as the school was a random unit.

            The research instruments consisted of 6 teaching plans of SQ4R techniques with the lower Esan literatures, critical reading skill achievement test and, students’ satisfaction questionnaire toward SQ4R technique with the lower Esan literatures. The statistical analysis in this research used percenaget, mean, standard deviation and dependent t-test.

The research findings were as follow:

1. The achievement of critical reading of students in the 5^th grade after taught by SQ4R technique with the lower Esan literatures were significantly different from before taught at the .01 level
2. The satisfaction of the students toward SQ4R technique with the lower Esan literatures in overall aspect was in high level.