The Effects of Learning Management Using PQ4R Reading Method with Digital Media on Academic Achievement and Reading Comprehension Ability of Grade 6 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to compare the academic achievement before and after learning management using PQ4R reading method with digital media; 2) to compare the academic achievement after learning management using PQ4R reading method with digital media with 70 percent criterion; 3) to compare the reading comprehension ability after learning management with 70 percent criterion and 4) to study satisfaction toward learning management. The sample group used in this research was grade 6 students in the first semester of the 2024 academic year, Tessaban 4 School (Wat Khlong Rian), 30 students were selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments consisted of 1) lesson plans using the PQ4R reading method with digital media 2) digital media 3) an achievement test 4) a reading comprehension test and 5) a students’ satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used in the research were mean, standard deviation and t-test.

The results of the research found that 1) the academic achievement of students after learning management using PQ4R reading method with digital media was higher than before learning management with statistical significance at .01 level 2) the academic achievement of students after learning management using the PQ4R reading method with digital media was higher than 70 percent criterion with statistical significance at .01 level 3) The students’ reading for comprehension after learning by using PQ4R reading method with digital media was higher than 70 percent criterion with statistical significance at .01 level and 4) The students' satisfaction toward learning by using PQ4R reading method with digital media was at the highest level.