The Development of English Reading Comprehension Skills Using Content and Language Integrated Learning Management for the Eighth Graders

Abstract

The research aimed to develop and compare English reading comprehension skills using content and language integrated learning management for the eighth graders, and study the efficiency values of the developed English reading comprehension kits, based on the standardized criteria of 80/80.  The sample was 30 eighth graders studying in the second semester of academic year 2024 at Phibunmangsahan School, Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administration Organization, gained by cluster sampling. The research instruments were 6 English reading comprehension kits, and an English reading test, which had the index of item-objective congruence of .86, the difficulty indices between .43 to .73, the discrimination indices between .27 to .60, and the reliability value of .89. The statistics used for data analysis was percentage, mean, standard deviation, efficiency values, effective index, and t-test.

            The research findings were as follows.

1. The eighth graders English reading comprehension skills were at a higher level, and their English reading comprehension scores after using the kits were statistically higher than those before using them at the.01 level of significance.
2. The developed English reading comprehension kits were efficient since the efficiency values were 88.50/83.78, which exceeded the standardized criteria of 80/80.