The Development of English Reading Comprehension and Achievement Motivation through KWL Plus Technique for Pratomsuksa 6 students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were : 1) to develop instructional English plans through KWL Plus
technique for Pratomsuksa 6 students with a required 75/75 efficiency criterion, 2) to study effectiveness
index (E.I), 3) to compare reading comprehension of students before and after learning and 4) to compare
achievement motivation of students before and after using the KWL Plus technique. The target group was
11 students of Pratomsuksa 6 at Loomraveewittaya School, Surin Province, who were selected by the purposive
sampling technique. The instruments used in the study were : 1) the instructional English plans through
KWL Plus technique, 2) a reading comprehension test, and 3) the questionnaire on achievement motivation.
The statistics for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, percentage, and the Wilcoxon Matched
Pairs Singed- Ranks Test.
The results of the study were as follows : 1) the efficiency of instructional English plans through
KWL Plus for Pratomsuksa 6 students was 83.29/78.48 2) the effectiveness index (E.I.) of instructional
English plans through KWL Plus technique was 0.6263 3) the score of reading English comprehension
after using KWL Plus was higher at a significance level of .05 4) the score of achievement motivation after
using KWL Plus technique was higher at a significance level of .05.