Developing Reading for the Main Idea Skill, and Writing Skill, through the Use of Project Based Learning To Enhance Learning Skills In The 21st Century Of Matthayomsuksa 5 Students at Pre-University Pali School

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to develop reading comprehension skills and  writing skills using Project Based Learning (PBL) for matthayom 5 students, and to examine students’ attitude towards English subject. The samples were 25 students recruited by simple random sampling from matthayom 5 at Pre-University Pali School under Faculty Of Education Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in their 2st semester of academic year 2020. Research instruments were reading comprehension test and aptitude tests on writing skills and attitude test towards PBL English lessons. The data was statistically analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test Dependent. Content analysis was conducted to summarize student’s satisfaction. The findings showed that:

1.      The students who learned using The Project Based Learning (PBL) showed higher learning achievement than before learning at the .05 (t=5.37,sig=.000)level of significance.


2.      The students receiving PBL lessons showed high level of satisfaction towards

the PBL English lessons. The aspect holding the highest satisfaction level was teachers, while the subsequent were assessment and evaluation, learning activities, and learning content respectively.