Using Quest Analysis Method to Improve Mattayomsuksa 3 Students’ Critical Reading Skill

Abstract

          The aims of this research were 1) to compare Mattayomsuksa 3 students’ Critical Reading Skill before and after learning by using QUEST analysis method 2) to examine students’ attitudes toward learning by using QUEST analysis method. The population of this study were Mattayomsuksa 3 students studying in Chinorotwittayalai school in Bangkok in second semester of 2020. The subjects of this study were 28 Mattayomsuksa 3/8 students in Chinorotwittayalai school in Bangkok selected by using a cluster random sampling technique. The duration of the instruction was 12 periods. One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design was employed for this study. The research instruments were 1) lesson plans using QUEST analysis method 2) a critical reading test 3) a questionnaire on students’ attitudes toward learning by using QUEST analysis method. Mean scores, standard deviations, and t –test for dependent samples were used to analyze the data.
          The results of the study revealed that;
          1. The students’ critical reading skill after learning by using QUEST analysis method were higher than before learning at the .05 level of significance.
          2. The students’ attitudes toward learning by using the QUEST analysis method were at a high level.