The Development of English Reading Achievement by Using Computer Assisted Instruction for Sixth Grade Students

Abstract

             The purposes of the study were to develop the Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) to improve English reading achievement for grade 6 students based on the efficiency criterion of 80/80 and to compare the students’ English reading achievement before and after learning by using the CAI. The sample was randomized  by cluster sampling to select 30 students who were studdying in grad 6 at Ban Keang School, Det Udom district, Ubon Ratchathani province under the Primary Educational Service Area Office 5. The research instrucments were the CAI with 12 lessons and a multiple choice achievement test consisted of 40 items. The statistics for data analysis werer percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

            The research findings were as follows. 1) The efficiency of th CAI for enhancing English reading achievement grad 6 students was at 81.06/80.42 which met the efficiency criterion of 80/80, and 2) The students’ Englis reading achievement after learning by using the CAI was statistically significantly higher than before learning at .01 level.