Comparison of Learning Achievement, Reading Comprehension Ability, and Attitudes towards English Subject between B-SLIM model and 3P model for Vocational Certificate Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) develop lesson plans based on B-SLIM model and 3P model, and 2) compare learning achievement, Reading Comprehension Ability, and Attitudes toward English learning based on B-SLIM model and 3P model before and after learning. The sample selected by cluster random sampling consisted of 2 groups of Vocational Certificate Students of Khammuang Industrial and Community Education College. Learning activities were managed between learning by B-SLIM instructional model for 37 Electronics students and by 3P model for 35 Accounting students. Research instruments included; 1) 10 learning activity plans by either B-SLIM model or 3P model, 2) Learning achievement test 3) Reading Comprehension Ability test and 4) Attitudes towards English learning questionnaire (rtt = 0.92) 3) ability test on Reading Comprehension Ability (rtt = 0.87) and 4) ability test on Attitudes towards English subject (rtt = 0.88). The statistics used were percentage, mean, standard deviation and F–test (One–way MANOVA) to test the hypothesis. The findings were as follows: 1) The effectiveness of developing learning activity management plan based on B-SLIM model indicated 96.15/88.13, and learning activity management based on 3P model indicated 90.82/91.71. 2) Students' who underwent the learning activity by B- slim models and 3P models had the learning achievement for English subject and Reading comprehension ability, with statistically significant difference at the level of .05 but their altitude towards English had no difference.