The Effects of Cooperative Learning Management by CIRC Technique on Reading Comprehension Ability in Thai Language of Prathomsuksa 3 Students

Abstract

            The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the reading comprehension ability of students before and after receiveding the cooperative learning management by CIRC technique, 2) compare the reading comprehension ability of students after receiving the cooperative learning management by CIRC technique with the criteria of 70 %. The sample consisted of 30 Prathomsuksa 3 students at Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University Demonstration School. The research instruments included 1) the lesson plans with the highest level of appropriateness, 2) the 30 items of reading comprehension ability test with the validity between 0.67- 1.00, the difficulty between 0.23- 0.80, the  discrimination between 0.20 - 0.64, and the reliability as 0.81. Data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, t-test for dependent sample and t-test for one sample. The research findings were as follows: 1) the students who received the cooperative learning management by CIRC technique had the reading comprehension ability after learning higher than before statistically significant at the .05 level 2) the students who received the cooperative learning management by CIRC technique had the reading comprehension ability after learning higher than the criteria of 70 % statistically significant at the .05 level. For the next research suggestions: 1) should be expanded the scope of the population to compare the results of the cooperative learning management by CIRC technique. 2) should be conducted the research on the effects of the cooperative learning management by CIRC technique with other subjects.