DEVELOPING SQ4R-BASED ENGLIHS CRITICAL READING SKILLS OF FIRST -YEAR STUDENTS AT VALAYA ALONGKORN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY UNDER ROYAL PATRONAGE, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to develop English critical reading skills and 2) to investigate students’ satisfaction with SQ4R-based English critical reading instruction. A sample of 39 first-year students at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under Royal patronage, Pathum Thani province was selected using purposive sampling. The instruments used in this study encompassed 1) 6 lesson plans (12 hours) designed by the researcher. 2) 30-item English reading achievement test with 4 choices each. 3) 5-point rating scale student satisfaction assessment survey on SQ4R-based English reading instrument. The statistical data analysis comprised percentage, mean, standard deviation, efficiencies (E1/E2), and dependent samples t-test. The results showed that 1) the SQ4R-based English critical reading test developed by the researcher had the average efficiencies of process and performance values of 80.17/88.21, which were higher than the criterion standard of 80/80. It was also found that the students’ post achievement test scores were higher than their pre-test’s with 26.46 and the t-test analysis between pre-school and post-study was 8.420. it had a statistical significance at the 0.05 level. 2) The overall student satisfaction on subject content, teaching activities, creativity and teaching materials after using the SQ4R-based English reading instruction was found to have higher average scores. An average of 4.59 showed higher satisfaction than before class