The Development of Learning Achievement on English Reading Comprehension Using the Problem-Based Learning of Freshmen Majoring in E-commerce of Guangxi Agricultural Vocational and Technical University

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The objectives of this research were :1) to compare Learning Achievement be that Pre-test and Post-test study PBL for freshmen majoring in E-commerce. 2) to compare be that Post-test learning achievement 75% 3) Post-test learning achievement is higher than 75% criterion. The samples were students randomly selected from the first-year E-commerce major at Guangxi Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, of 40 students obtained by simple random sampling. The research instruments included a teaching plan employing PBL, a performance test consisting of 30 questions, and a satisfaction questionnaire containing 15 items. These tools exhibited Item Objective Congruence values (0.60 ≤ IOC ≤ 1.00), difficulty values (0.40–0.68), discriminant values (0.35–0.52), and a Lovett reliability value (0.74). The 15-item satisfaction questionnaire showed an Alpha Cronbach reliability value of 0.72.

The research adopted a one-group pretest-posttest design and employed statistical methods were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and t-test for data analysis.

The research results were as follows 1) Posttest scores were significantly higher than pretest scores at the 0.01 level, and posttest scores significantly exceeded the 75% criterion.  2) Students expressed high satisfaction with the learning activities, with an average satisfaction score of 4.82, reaching the highest level of satisfaction