THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION BY CIRC COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE FOR PRATHOMSUKSA 4 STUDENTS

Abstract

 This research aims to 1) develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a CIRC cooperative learning plan to enhance English reading comprehension skills for Grade 4 students, meeting the 80/80 criteria, 2) compare students' English reading comprehension skills before and after the CIRC-based cooperative learning intervention, and 3) examine students' satisfaction with the CIRC-based cooperative learning method in improving their English reading comprehension. The research findings were as follows: 1. The instructional plans developed using the CIRC technique achieved an efficiency level of 84.17/83.67, which exceeded the set standard of 80/80. 2. A comparison of pre-test and post-test scores showed average scores of 7.40 and 25.10, respectively. Post-test scores were significantly higher than pre-test scores at the 0.01 level, supporting the research hypothesis. 3. Students expressed high satisfaction with the cooperative learning approach using the CIRC technique, with an overall satisfaction score of (= 4.71, S.D. = 0.41).