Using semantic mapping to develop English reading skill of upper primary school students, Wattan-En School, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
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The purposes of this study are to 1) compare the effects on reading ability gained before and after using a semantic mapping 2) study the satisfaction toward the acquired English reading skills of students of Wattan-En School, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. The sample of this study was 57 upper primary school students of Wattan-en School, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, selected by using purposive sampling. The instruments used in the study were four learning activity plans applied in the classroom, the English reading test and satisfaction questionnaires on using semantic mapping. The data was statistically analyzed by mean, standard deviation and paired t-test for dependent samples. The findings of this study revealed that: 1) the students’ ability in English reading skills was significantly improved to 0.05 levels after using semantic mapping, 2) the students’ satisfaction on using semantic mapping to learn English reading were at the highest satisfaction with a mean of 4.35.
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