THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT USING 5W1H TECHNIQUE SKILL EXERCISES FOR GRADE 2 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to; 1) compare the English reading comprehension achievement after using 5W1H technique skill exercises with the 70% criterion, 2) compare the English reading comprehension achievement before and after learning using 5W1H technique skill exercises of primary 2 students. The sample group used in this research consisted of 7 grade 2 students in the academic year 2024 at Demonstration School Songkhla Rajabhat University, Mueang District, Songkhla Province, who had English learning achievement below 60%, obtained through purposive sampling. The research instruments consisted of: 1) Lesson plans on reading comprehension for grade 2, 2) Four sets of 5W1H technique skill exercises, and 3) Achievement test on reading comprehension. Data analysis was performed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The research findings revealed that: 1) After learning using 5W1H technique skill exercises, students had an average score higher than the 70% criterion. When considering individual scores, 7 students (100%) scored higher than the 70% criterion, and 2) before learning with 5W1H technique skill exercises, students scored a maximum of 11 points, a minimum of 7 points, with an average score () 9.28 and a standard deviation (S.D.) 1.80. After learning with 5W1H technique skill exercises, students scored a maximum of 17 points, a minimum of 14 points, with an average score () 15.43 and a standard deviation (S.D.) 1.27. This shows that after learning with 5W1H technique skill exercises, students had higher learning achievement than before learning.