The Effects of Using the KWL Plus Technique on English Reading Comprehension Ability of Grade 10 Students at Huayso Wittayakhom Ratchamangklapisek School in Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) compare the English reading comprehension ability of grade 10 students at Huayso Wittayakhom Ratchamangklapisek School before and after learning through the KWL Plus technique, 2) compare students’ English reading comprehension ability after learning through the KWL Plus technique to the 75% criterion, and 3) examine students’ satisfaction towards English reading instruction using the KWL-Plus technique. The population consisted of 142 grade 10 students from five classrooms at Huayso Wittayakhom Ratchamangklapisek School in Chiang Rai Province during the second semester of the 2025 academic year. The sample comprised 30 grade 10 students from one classroom.  They were selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments consisted of 1) nine lesson plans based on the KWL-Plus technique of 18 hours, 2) a 30-item English reading comprehension proficiency test used for pre-test and post-test, and 3) a student satisfaction questionnaire on the KWL Plus instruction. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-tests. The research results were found as follows;

            1) the English reading comprehension ability of grade 10 students after learning through the KWL Plus technique was higher than before learning at the .05 level of statistical significance, 2) the English reading comprehension ability of grade 10 students after learning through the KWL Plus technique was significantly higher than the 75 percent criterion at the .05 level of significance, and 3) the students’ satisfaction towards learning through the KWL Plus technique was at the highest level.