The Effect of Using Whole Language Approach to Develop English Reading Comprehension and English Writing for Communication Skills of Prathomsuksa 5 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to construct and investigate the effciency of
learning plan to develop English reading comprehension and English writing for
communication skills for prathomsuksa 5 students.
The population was 30 prathomsuksa 5 students at Ban Tham Tor Cho Dor School
in the English course (E.16101) during the second semester of academic year 2013. The
research instruments were learning plan based on whole language approach and
achievement test evaluating English reading comprehension and English writing for
communication skills. The data was analyzed by percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
The results showed that:
1. The overall effciency of the learning plan based on whole language approach
for prathomsuksa 5 students was 83.69/86.30 which was higher than the 75/75 set criteria.
2. Comparison scores of English reading comprehension skills between pre and
post learning appeared that post-learning mean score was higher than that of the
pre-learning. The post-learning mean score was 16.13 or 80.65%, while the pre-learning
mean was 11.23 or 56.15%.
3. Comparison scores of English writing for communication skills between pre and
post learning appeared that post-learning mean score was higher than that of the
pre-learning. The post-learning mean score was 17.57 or 17.57%, while the pre-learning
mean score was 12.10 or 60.50%.