Using Graphic Organizers to Enhance English Reading Instruction: A Case of First-Year Information Technology Students at Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology

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Bundit Anuyahong

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The purposes of this research were 1) to develop and test the efficiency of the graphic organizer technique of English reading instruction; 2) to compare the students’ English reading achievement before and after using the reading instruction; and, 3) to survey the students’ satisfaction with this type of instruction. 30 first-year Information Technology students at the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology were taught with eight reading units using a graphic organizer technique, an English reading achievement test, and a questionnaire to survey their satisfaction of the materials. The results were positive: 1) The reading lessons were highly effective, with the students scoring 80.25 on the formative tests and 81.00 on the post-test; 2) The students’ reading achievement after the lessons was significantly higher than before, with lessons constructed at 0.05 level; and, 3) The students were very satisfied with all of the reading lessons. 

Key words: English reading instruction, Graphic Organizer technique

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Anuyahong, B. (2014). Using Graphic Organizers to Enhance English Reading Instruction: A Case of First-Year Information Technology Students at Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology. Journal of Studies in the English Language, 6. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jsel/article/view/21848
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Vol. 6 (2011)
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