Developing Cooperative Learning Management Using the CIRC Technique and Multimedia to Promote English Reading Comprehension Skills in Grade 9 Students

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to 1) develop a cooperative learning management approach using the CIRC technique integrated with multimedia to enhance English reading comprehension skills with an effectiveness criterion of 75/75; 2)compare the English reading comprehension skills before and after learning. The sample comprised 32 Grade 9 students from one classroom selected through cluster random sampling at a school in Mahasarakham Province during the first semester of the 2025 academic year. The research instruments included 1) lesson plans based on the CIRC technique integrated with multimedia 2) English reading comprehension test. The collected data were analyzed by mean and standard deviation, and the dependent samples t-test.

The research findings were as follows.

1) Lesson plan for learning using the CIRC cooperative technique with multimedia achieved an efficiency of 80.41/78.96

2) English reading comprehension skills after using the CIRC cooperative technique with multimedia compared to their pre-lesson performance, with a level of significance set at .05.