COOPERATIVE TECHNIQUES LEARNING MANAGEMENT CIRC TO ENHANCE ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY RECOGNITION FOR MATTAYOMSUKSA 6 STUDENTS

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to find the efficiency of the reading comprehension activities according to standard criterion 70/70. 2) to find Effectiveness Index (E.I) by using CIRC cooperative learning technique. 3) to compare the students’ achievement in English reading comprehension by using CIRC cooperative learning technique 4) to compare the students’ achievement in English vocabulary recognition by using CIRC cooperative learning technique. The samples used in this research were 38 students from Matthayomsuksa 6, of Phadungnaree Maha Sarakham province. They were selected by using cluster random sampling. The instruments used in this research were six lesson plans, English reading comprehension achievement test and English vocabulary recognition achievement The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test.     

The results of this research revealed that 1. The cooperative learning activities using CIRC technique had the efficiency value of 71.05/75.83 which was higher than the 70/70 standard criterion. 2. Effectiveness Index (E.I) by using CIRC cooperative learning technique was 0.5611. 3. The achievement of English reading comprehension after using the cooperative learning activities using CIRC techniques showed that the post-learning test was significantly higher than pre-learning with a significant difference at the .05 levels. 4. The achievement of English reading comprehension after using the cooperative learning activities using CIRC techniques showed that the post-learning test was significantly higher than pre-learning with a significant difference at the .05 levels.