The Development of English Reading Comprehension and Analytical Thinking Skills of Mattayomsuksa 5 Students by Using Learning Activity Package Based-on Concept Map and Cooperative Learning

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop the students’ English reading comprehension and analytical thinking skills. The objectives of the study were to: 1) construct a learning activity package in English reading comprehension and analytical thinking skills based-on concept map and cooperative learning for Mattayomsuksa 5 students with the efficiency value of 80/80; 2) compare the students’ academic achievement before and after the implementation of the learning activity package developed; 3) study the effectiveness index of the learning activity package; and 4) study the students’ satisfaction towards learning through the learning activity package. The sample of the study consisted of 42 students at Mattayomsuksa 5/4 students enrolling in the class at Buakhao School, Kalasin Province, in the first semester of the academic year 2017. The sample was selected through a cluster random sampling method. The research instruments included the learning activity package, an English reading comprehension test, an analytical thinking test, an assessment form of the quality of the learning activity package, and a student satisfaction assessment form. The obtained data were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, dependent t – test. The findings were as follows: 1) the efficiency of the learning activity package was found at 82.07/81.48; 2) The students’ learning achievement of post-test of both English reading comprehension and analytical thinking skills were significantly higher than those of the pre-test at the .05 level; 3) the value of effectiveness index of the learning activity package was 0.6336; and 4) the overall students’ satisfaction towards the learning activity package was at the highest level (  = 4.62).