The Development of Grade 9 Students’ English Reading Comprehension Ability Through The SQ4R Technique and The Semantic Mapping

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) develop students’ English reading comprehension ability by the SQ4R technique and the Semantic Mapping to achieve efficiency based on the criteria 80/80, 2) compare students’ English reading ability before and after using this technique; and 3) study the students’ satisfaction toward the learning technique. The research sample consited of 38, grade 9 students, Phadungnaree School under the Maha Sarakham Secondary Educational Service Area Office. It was the second semester, the academic year of 2023. The sample used the Cluster Random Sampling technique. The research tools were: 1) six learning management lesson plans, 2) 30 multiple-choices reading ability comprehension tests, and 3) 12 items satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test (Dependent Samples).

The results of the research revealed that: 1) the learning management designed to improve the students’ English reading comprehension ability using the SQ4R technique and the Semantic Mapping achieved an efficiency of 85.03/84.73; 2) After the Students learnt with the learning technique, their English reading comprehension ability was significantly higher with statistical significance at the .05 level and 3) Students’ satisfaction toward the learning management was at the highest level (x̅=4.68, S.D.=0.41)