The Effects of Using SQ6R Technique and Authentic Materials for Improving Grade Six Students’ Reading Comprehension Skills

Abstract

The research explores the effects of using SQ6R technique and authentic materials for improving grade sixth students’ reading comprehension skills. The purposes of this research were to: 1) compare students English reading comprehension skills before and after using SQ6R technique and authentic materials; and 2) study the students’ satisfaction towards using SQ6R technique and authentic materials. The sample, selected by a simple random sampling technique, comprised 20 grade-six students at Anubanwatkohyai School during the first semester of academic year 2022. The instruments used for this research consisted of 1) 4 lesson plans with SQ6R technique and authentic materials; 2) an English reading comprehension test, used as a pretest and posttest; and 3) the satisfaction questionnaire towards using SQ6R technique and authentic materials. The paired-sample t-test was used to analyze the students’ reading comprehension skill. The results of the study were as follows: 1) The students’ reading comprehension skills after using SQ6R technique and authentic materials were significantly higher at the .05 level. 2) The students’ satisfaction towards using SQ6R technique and authentic materials were at the highest level