THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AND READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY USING JIGSAW TECHNIQUE WITH KAHOOT APPLICATION FOR GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To compare the English learning achievement of students before and after learning, 2. To compare English learning achievement of students before and after learning with the score criteria of 70 percent, 3. To compare English reading ability for comprehension before and after learning with the score criteria of 70 percent. 4. To compare English reading ability for comprehension before and after learning with the score criteria of 70 percent. The samples were 27 grade 8 students of Nakornsridhammarat Suksa School in English Program. The research tools used for gathering data consisted of lesson plans, English learning achievement test and English achievement test on reading for comprehension. The collected data were analyzed by using arithmetic means, standard deviation and t-test were utilized for hypothesis testing.

The results of research were found as follow: 1. The grade eight students’ English learning achievement was higher prior at 0.05 level of statistical significance. 2. The grade eight students’ English learning achievement was higher than the average score criterion of 70 percent at 0.05 level of statistical significance 3. The grade eight students’ reading comprehension ability was higher prior at 0.05 level of statistical significance. 4. The grade eight students’ reading comprehension ability was higher than the average score criterion of 70 percent at 0.05 level of statistical significance.