Achievement of Critical Reading for Mathayomsuksa 5 Students of Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Secondary) Using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction and SQP2RS Strategy

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to compare Mathayomsuksa 5 students’ Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Secondary) critical reading achievement of online texts before and after using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction and SQP2RS Strategy and 2) study students’ opinions towards learning management using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction and SQP2RS Strategy. The sample used in this research were 35 students. The research instruments were 1) lesson plans with an Index of Item-Objective Congruence of 1.00. 2) a critical reading achievement test with an Index of Item-Objective Congruence of 0.67 – 1.00, and 3) a questionnaire on the students’ opinions on learning management using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction and SQP2RS Strategy with an Index of Item-Objective Congruence of 1.00. The data were analyzed in terms of mean, standard deviation, and t-test for dependent samples. The results of this research were as follows:

            The achievement of students after using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction and SQP2RS Strategy was significantly higher than before using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction and SQP2RS Strategy at the .05 level. The opinions of students on learning management using Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction and SQP2RS Strategy were on “the most” level.