The Development of Reading Skills through Cooperative Learning Activities Using the Co-op Co-op Technique for Grade 7 Students at Ngiuwittayasarn School

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: (1) develop a cooperative learning lesson plan based on the Co-op Co-op learning model with an efficiency criterion of 80/80; (2) compare students’ reading achievement before and after participating in learning activities based on the Co-op Co-op cooperative learning model; and (3) investigate students’ satisfaction toward the learning management using the Co-op Co-op cooperative learning model. The sample consisted of 32 Grade 7 students (Mathayom Suksa 1) at Ngiu Wittayasan School. The research instruments included: (1) lesson plans for reading skill development, (2) a reading achievement test, and (3) a student satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The findings revealed that: (1) the efficiency of the reading skill development lesson plans was 84.02/84.90, which exceeded the established criterion of 80/80; (2) the students’ post-test reading achievement scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the .05 level of statistical significance, supporting the research hypothesis; and (3) the students’ overall satisfaction with the reading skill development instruction through the Co-op Co-op cooperative learning model was at the highest level.