The Effects of the STAD Cooperative Learning Technique Using Graded Readers on First-Year English Major Students’ Reading Comprehension and Satisfaction at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Tak
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of using the STAD cooperative learning with graded readers on first-year English major students’ reading comprehension ability and their satisfaction towards the technique at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Tak. Thirty two students of English were assigned to attend three hours of additional reading class once a week for eight weeks. In the study, a reading comprehension test was used as the pre-and posttest and analyzed by t-test to assess the improvement of participants’ reading comprehension ability, and a satisfaction questionnaire was administered to gain the students’ feedback on the STAD strategy. The findings showed that the STAD technique significantly enhance the students’ reading comprehension ability, and the participants were satisfied at a high level to engaging the STAD technique in the reading class.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร สักทอง : วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ สถาบันวิจัยและพัฒนา มหาวิทยาลับราชภัฏกำแพงเพชร
ข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฎในวารสารเป็นวรรณกรรมของผู้เขียนโดยเฉพาะ ซึ่งมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏกำแพงเพชรและบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย
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