USING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE ENGLISH READING, WRITING AND ANALYTICAL THINKING ABILITIES AMONG GRADE 9 STUDENTS การใช้กิจกรรมพหุปัญญาเพื่อเพิ่มพูนความสามารถในการอ่าน การเขียนภาษาอังกฤษ และการคิดวิเคราะห์ ของนักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 3
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The purposes of this research were to compare students’ English reading ability, to compare analytical thinking ability and to study English writing ability after using multiple intelligences activities. The sample group was 23 grade 9 students who enrolled in Fundamental English course (English 23102) at Sridonchai Municipality School, Chiang Mai Province. The research instruments consisted of 5 lesson plans using multiple intelligences activities, an English reading test, a writing evaluation form, and an analytical thinking ability test. The data obtained were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, and percentage. The findings of this research were as follows; 1) the students’ English reading ability increased after they learned through multiple intelligences activities, 2) the students’ English writing ability passed the pre-set criteria of 50% after they learned through multiple intelligences activities, and 3) the students’ analytical thinking ability increased after they learned through multiple intelligences activities.
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