The KWL-Plus Learning Management to Enhance English Reading Comprehension of Grade Seven Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) develop a KWL-Plus learning management to enhance English reading comprehension of grade seven students to achieve efficiency criteria of 75/75, 2) compare learning achievement of grade seven students, before and after the KWL-Plus learning management to enhance English reading comprehension and 3) study the satisfaction of grade seven students on the KWL-Plus learning management to enhance English reading comprehension. The sample group consisted of 40 grade seven students in the second semester of the 2023 academic year at Sarakhampittayakhom School in Mahasarakham Province. The research instruments were: 1) lesson plans of KWL-Plus learning management to enhance English reading comprehension, 2) an English reading comprehension test and 3) a student satisfaction questionnaire on KWL-Plus learning management to enhance English reading comprehension. Data analysis statistics included mean, standard deviation, percentage, and paired t-tests.

The findings revealed that: 1) the KWL-Plus learning management to enhance English reading comprehension had efficiency value of 87.89/83.42, which was higher than the predetermined criteria, 2) the students in the KWL-Plus learning management had learning achievements after the learning statistically higher than before the learning at .05 level of significant and 3) the overall students’ satisfaction with the KWL-Plus learning management was rated at the highest level.