The Development of Analytical and Critical Reading Skills in Literature and Learning Achievement using the SQ6R Technique Combined with Graphic Organizers for Mathayomsuksa 4 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: (1) develop Grade 10 students’ analytical and critical reading skills in Thai literature through the SQ6R technique integrated with graphic organizers so that the mean score would be no less than 70% of the total score and at least 70% of the students would meet the criterion; (2) compare students’ 
learning achievement after the implementation of the SQ6R technique integrated with graphic organizers with the criterion of 70% of the total score; and (3) investigate students’ opinions toward learning through the SQ6R technique integrated with graphic organizers. This study employed a pre-experimental research design using the One-Group Posttest-Only Design. The sample consisted of 34 Grade 10 students in Class 4/8 at Phadungnaree School during the second semester of the 2024 academic year, selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: (1) lesson plans based on the SQ6R technique integrated with graphic organizers, (2) an analytical and critical reading skills test in Thai literature, (3) a learning achievement test, and (4) a questionnaire on students’ opinions toward the instructional approach. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the one-sample t-test.
The findings revealed that: 
1) the students obtained a mean score of 26.44 out of 30 on the analytical and critical reading skills test, representing 88.13%, and all students (100%) achieved the criterion of 70% of the total score
2) the students’ post-learning achievement mean score was 25.03, which was significantly higher than the criterion of 70% of the total score at the .05 level; 
3) the students’ overall opinions toward learning through the SQ6R technique integrated with graphic organizers were at the highest level ( = 4.80, SD = 0.01)