The Development of Reading Comprehension Exercises using SQ3R technique with a mind map In Thai Learning Area for grade 4th students

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were: 1)   to develop a reading comprehension skill exercises using SQ3R technique together with a mind map for grade 4 students to be effective according to the 80/80 criteria, 2) to compare the achievement of reading comprehension skills before and after studying and 3) to study satisfaction of students. The sample group of this research was 29 students of grade 4 at Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality International School. They were obtained by using cluster random sampling. The research instruments were:

1) 6 reading comprehension skill exercises using SQ3R technique together with mind map; 2) 6 learning management plans, 18 hours of study time; 3) 30 items of reading comprehension skills achievement test with a confidence value of 0.93 and 4) a student satisfaction assessment form of 10 items with a confidence value of 0.76. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test for dependent sample. The results of the research were as follows: 1) the efficiency of reading comprehension skill exercises by using SQ3 R technique together with mind map for grade 4 students was 82.69/82.07 higher than the 80/80 criteria. 2) The students' achievements of reading comprehension skills after studying the exercises using SQ3R technique together with the mind map were higher than before studying at statistically significant level of .05 and 3) The average satisfaction of the students who studied using the reading comprehension skill exercises using the SQ3R technique together with the mind map was at the highest level.