The Use of WebQuests Focusing on Local Tourism to Promote English Reading Ability of Eleventh Graders
Keywords:
WebQuests, local tourism, English reading, communicationAbstract
The purposes of this research were: (1) to explore students’ satisfaction towards learning English through WebQuests focusing on local tourism; (2) to compare the pre-test and post-test mean score of student’s English reading ability; and (3) to compare the post-test mean score of students’ English reading ability with the criteria of 60 %. The samples used in this research were 40 students of Mathayomsuksa 5, who studied English reading with focusing on local tourism lessons on WebQuest in the second semester, the academic year 2018 at Nikhom Phimai Suksa School Phimai district, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The samples were selected by cluster random sampling. The instruments used in data collection were the English reading ability test, lesson plans, and a questionnaire. Statistics used in this study consisted of percentage, mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test. The results of this research were as follows:
1) The students were satisfied with the use of WebQuest focusing on local tourism to promote English reading ability.
2) The post-test mean score of English reading ability of the students learning English through WebQuest was significantly higher than that of the pre-test mean score at the .01 level.
3) The post-test mean score of English reading ability of students was higher than the criteria of 60%. The study indicated that the students’ English reading ability has been improved after learning through WebQuest.
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