ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION AND ANALYTICAL THINKING ABILITIES FOR GRADE 11 STUDENTS THROUGH SQ4R LEARNING MODEL AND MIND MAPPING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to compare English reading comprehension and analytical thinking ability before and after using the SQ4R learning model and mind mapping technique, to compare English reading comprehension ability after using the learning model with 70% criteria, and to study the student's satisfactionafter using the learning model. The samples consisted of 35 Grade 11 students from Wangsomboonwittayakom School in the academic year 2022. The research instruments consist of the SQ4R learning model and mind mapping technique lesson plans, an English reading comprehension ability test, an analytical thinking ability test, and the satisfaction questionnaire about the SQ4R learning model and mind mapping technique. Statistical methods employed for data analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test for the dependent sample, and t-test for one sample. The results of this research indicated that: 1) the English reading comprehension and analytical thinking ability of eleventh-grade students significantly increased after using the SQ4R learning model and mind mapping technique at the 0.05 level, 2) the English reading comprehension ability of eleventh-grade students after using the learning model surpassed the 70% criteria significantly at the 0.05 level; and 3) overall, student satisfaction after using the learning model was reported at the highest level.