Effects of The Development of Learning Activity Packages Based on the CIPPA Model to Promote English Reading Comprehension for Matthayom Suksa 3 Students at the Lower Secondary Demonstration School, Pakse Teacher Training College, Lao People's Democratic

Abstract

This study aimed to : 1) Develop a set of English reading comprehension activity packages for Mathayom Suksa 3 (Grade 9) students with an efficiency standard of 80/80, 2) Compare the students’ English reading comprehension achievement before and after participating in the activities. The sample group consisted of 30 Mathayom Suksa 3 students enrolled in the second semester of the 2025 academic year at the Lower Secondary Demonstration School of Pakse Teachers College, Lao People's Democratic Republic. The sample was selected using cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: A set of 12 English reading comprehension activity packages based on the CIPPA Model for Grade 9 students, An English reading comprehension achievement test comprising 30 multiple-choice items with four options each. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics. The results of the study revealed that: 1) The effectiveness of the English reading comprehension activity packages based on the CIPPA Model was 94.69/92.22, which exceeded the established criterion of 80/80. 2) The students’ post-test English reading comprehension scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the .01 level of statistical significance.