Enhancing English Reading Comprehension for Students in Grade 10 with SQ4R Learning Management

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to: 1) develop an SQ4R learning management that enhances English reading comprehension skills for 10th grade students to achieve efficiency based on the criteria of 75/75, 2) compare Grade 10th students’ learning achievements before and after using the SQ4R learning management to enhance English reading comprehension skills, 3) compare the English reading comprehension skills of Grade 10th students using the SQ4R learning management against the criteria of 75 percentages, and 4) study the satisfaction of Grade 10th students with the SQ4R learning management. The sample group comprised 36 students who participated in their second semester during the academic year 2022 at Anukoolnaree School and were selected by using the cluster sampling method. The research tools used were 1) lesson plans of SQ4R learning management, 2) a test of English reading comprehension skills, 3) a test of learning achievements in English reading comprehension skills, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire of students towards SQ4R learning management. The statistics used in data analysis were percentages, means, standard deviations, and one sample t-tests.

         The results of the findings revealed that: 1) the activities of SQ4R learning management that enhances English reading comprehension skills has an efficiency value of 76.35/80.19, which was higher than the determined criteria, 2) The learning achievements of students using SQ4R learning management showed that after was higher than before at the statistically significant level of 05, 3) the English reading comprehension skills of students who used the SQ4R learning management were statistically significantly higher than the criteria of 75 percentages, and 4) satisfaction of students toward SQ4R learning management was at a high level.