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The Development of English Reading Comprehension Ability
Using CIRC Technique and Mind Mapping Activities
of Mathayomsuksa 3 Students
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Orathai Hangsabut, Dr.Rapeeporn Sroinam and Dr.Napasup Lerdpreedakorn

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Abstract
The purposes of this research were to study and compare Matthayomsuksa 3 students English
reading comprehension ability before and after using CIRC technique and mind mapping activities and to
study students attitude towards teaching English reading comprehension. The Population consisted of
166 Mattayomsuksa 3 students at Ban Dung 1 School group and the sample consisted of 15
Matthayomsuksa 3 students at Ban Porpan School, in the first semester of the academic year 2014. They
were selected by cluster random sampling. The design of this research was a one group pretest-posttest
design. The research instruments included 12 lesson plans, an English reading comprehension ability test
and an attitude questionnaire. The experiment lasted 12 weeks, 3 hours a week, or 36 hours for all. The
mean, percentage, standard deviation and t-test for dependent samples were used for data analysis. The
findings of this research were the students pretest and posttest scores on English reading comprehension
ability were 46.18 and 72.68 percent respectively. The students English reading comprehension ability
was found significantly different at the .01 level. The students mean score on the posttest was higher
than that of the pretest. And the students attitude towards teaching English reading comprehension
using CIRC technique and mind mapping activities was at a good level.
Key Word: English Reading Comprehension Ability, CIRC Technique and Mind Mapping Activities

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