THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING BY USING CIRC TECHNIQUE WITH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ON READING ABILITY AND ATTITUDE TOWARD LEARNING IN ENGLISH SUBJECT OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS

Abstract

               The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the reading ability in English subject of students before and after learning through cooperative learning by using CIRC technique with graphic organizers, 2) compare the reading ability in English subject of students who learning through cooperative learning by using CIRC technique with graphic organizers with the criteria 70 percent of full score, and 3) study of the attitudes toward learning English of students who learning through cooperative learning by using CIRC technique with graphic organizers. The sample was 8 grade 5 students. They were selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments were the 6 lesson plans, the 30 items of assessment test according to reading ability in English subject in multiple choice and the 24 items of assessment form of attitudes toward learning English with 5 levels of agreement in Likert scale. The data were analyzed by using the mean, standard deviation, and Willcoxon Sign Ranks Test.

               The research results were found as follows;

               1) The grade 5 students had the reading ability in English subject after learning through cooperative learning by using CIRC technique with graphic organizers was higher than before learning at a statistically significant level of .05. 2) The grade 5 students had the reading ability in English subject after learning through cooperative learning by using CIRC technique with graphic organizers was higher than the criteria 70 percent of full score at a statistically significant level of .05. 3) The grade 5 students who learned through cooperative learning by using CIRC technique with graphic organizers had the attitude toward learning English at the good level with the average at 4.06 and standard deviation at 0.79.