Using Cooperative Project to Develop English Reading Comprehension Skill of Prathomsuksa 5 Students in Thailand

Prapakorn Charoensawad1 , Teeradet Cheunprapanusorn2, and Sompoet Panawas2 1Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University Secondary School Khon Kaen University, Nai Muang, Muang Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen 40002

2Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Suan Dusit University, Ratchawithi Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300
Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine reading comprehension achievement of Prathom 5 students after taught by cooperative project learning activity. The participants of the study were 40 students who were in Prathomsuksa 5 in Ban Markkhaeng School during the first semester of 2013 academic year. The design of this study is single group pre/post-test design.

The tools used to collect data of the study contained 1) English reading comprehension lesson plans with cooperative project learning activity 2) English reading comprehension achievement test 3) attitude towards learning English reading comprehension using cooperative project learning activity questionnaire 4) Cooperative skills assessment sheet 5) English reading comprehension stage tests.
The result showcased that students’ average reading comprehension achievement score after experiment is 66.38% and more than before experiment 72.96%. Also, students’ attitude is at highly agree with learning by using cooperative project learning plan. Besides, students’ cooperation skills are in medium level. However, students’ reading comprehension skills are clearly in different levels.

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