The Development of Reading Comprehension Ability through Exercises Based on 6-Step Ladder Technique for Students in Mathayomsuksa 1 of Marie Upatham Chaiyaphum School

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to compare the reading comprehension ability before and after the class using the reading comprehension exercise using the 6-step ladder technique and compare the academic achievement before and after using the reading comprehension exercise using the 6-step ladder technique. The subjects used in this study were 38 students in Mathayomsuksa 1, Semester 1, Academic Year 2023, Marie Upatham Chaiyaphum School, Mueang Chaiyaphum who were randomly sampled via cluster random sampling method. The tools used in the research were: 1. Learning Management Plan articles using the reading comprehension exercise using the 6-step ladder technique for 5 learning plans, 2. A measure of reading comprehension skills, and 3. Reading comprehension achievement. Statistics used in the research were basic statistics such as percentage, mean and standard deviation. Statistics used to test the hypothesis with the t-test dependent statistic test set the significance level at .01.The results showed that 1. Reading comprehension ability from using the reading comprehension exercise according to the learning management plan using the 6-step ladder technique, Mathayomsuksa 1 students were at a good level and beyond, with overall reading comprehension proficiency score of (=14.21, S.D.=0.16) at a very good level, which had an overall reading comprehension ability score of ( =14.21, S.D.=0.16) at a very good level and had abilities in each branch, including the ability to finish stories then answer 5W1H questions (Step 1) had an average score of ( =2.14, S.D.=0.12) at a good level, the ability to find key words, (Step 2) had an average score of (=2.21, S.D.=0.15) at a good level, the ability to deconstruct the main idea, (Step 3) had an average score of (=2.34, S.D.=0.19) at a very good level, the ability to add conjunctions to expand the main idea or to eliminate the extension of the main idea, (Step 4) had an average score of (= 2.43, S.D. = 0.15) at a good level, the ability to point out words or groups of words that express conflict or opposites, (Step 5) had an average score of ( =2.50, S.D.=0.18) at a very good level, the ability to locate the main idea in every reading passage, (Step 6) had an average score of (= 2.59, S.D. = 0.15) at a very good level. 2. The post-test academic achievement of students who studied with reading comprehension exercises using the 6-step ladder technique after the experiment ( =26.03, S.D.=1.684) was higher than before the study ( =10.92, S.D.=2.634) which had statistically significant difference of .01