TEACHING MODEL DEVELOPMENT TO PROMOTE ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS FOR GARADE 9 STUDENTS

Abstract

This research was created for the purpose of developing a teaching model(s) and promoting English reading comprehension skills for Grade 9 students, using the research and development process, consisting of 4 steps as follows: Step 1: needs and guidelines for teaching model development, Step 2: creating a teaching model, Step 3: teaching model experiment, and Step 4: the study about satisfaction. The sample of this study was group of 37 students of Grade 9 by Cluster random sampling at Triamudomsuksanomklao Kabinburi School in the second semester of the 2018 academic year. The results revealed that the form consisted of 4 components: 1) Principle, 2) Objectives, 3) Teaching Process, and 4) Support System.

There were 5 steps of the teaching process as follows: Stimulating Activity, Checking New Vocabulary, asking questions by using CHURAPORN steps, Action, and Brainstorming, and Review and Assessment. In terms of the effectiveness of the teaching style to promote English reading skills for understanding for Grade 9 students, the value was 83.24/82.97 which was higher than the 80/80 threshold set. The students have developed English reading comprehension skills after studying with a teaching style(s) to promote reading skills in English for comprehension for students in Grade 9; it showed that the result obtained was higher than before studying statistically significant at the .05 level. Based on the results of the student satisfaction level with the implemented teaching style(s) for promoting English reading comprehension skills for Grade 9 students, the overall level was at a high level.