The Development of Reading Skill Packages for Main Idea Comprehension through the RADA-MAP Technique in English Subject for Grade 6 Students at Ban Sawai School

Abstract

             This research aimed to: 1) Develop of Reading Skill Packages for Main Idea Comprehension through the RADA-MAP Technique with an efficiency goal of 80/80, (efficiency=80.15/82.93) 2) compared the scores of main idea reading comprehension skills before and after using the packages, 3) examine the effectiveness index of the packages, and 4) assess students' satisfaction with English learning through the packages. The sample consisted of 29 Grade 6/1 students from Ban Sawai School, Surin Province, selected via purposive sampling. The research instruments included: 1) Eight sets of reading skills for main idea comprehension skills packages, (=4.78) 2) 24 instructional lesson plans, (=4.77) 3) a 40-item multiple-choice reading comprehension test, (p= 0.76) and 4) a 15-item student satisfaction questionnaire (=.96). Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.
            The results revealed that:
            1) Based on the experiment with the eight sets of reading skill for main idea comprehension packages, the packages achieved an efficiency of 81.16/82.75, exceeding the set criterion, 2) students’ post-test scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the .05 level, 3) the effectiveness index was 0.7248, indicating a 72.48% improvement in learning, and 4) students’ satisfaction had an average score of 4.46, which was at a high level. In conclusion, the developed reading skill for main idea comprehension packages by using the RADA-MAP technique effectively enhanced students’ reading skills and received high satisfaction, making them a valuable tool for English instruction at the primary level.