Effectiveness of English Reading Development Using Computer Assisted Instruction on Covid-19 Prevention for Grade 9 Students of Watbansang School in Ayutthaya

Abstract

The aim of this study was to: 1) study content-based learning grammar participation in the English class of eighth-grade students at IBEC High School in Sagaing City, Myanmar; 2) To develop content-based learning grammar participation in the English class of eighth-grade students at IBEC High School in Sagaing City, Myanmar, 3) To test the effectiveness of content-based learning grammar participation in the English class among grade eight students at IBEC High School in Sagaing City, Myanmar; and 4) To evaluate lesson-learned content-based learning grammar participation in the English class among grade eight students at IBEC High School in Sagaing City, Myanmar. The English class was attended by 40 eighth grade students at IBEC High School in Sagaing City, Myanmar. The study uses research and development (R&D) methodology, focusing on ensuring the rigour and effectiveness of the intervention being studied as well as maximising the potential for meaningful lessons to be learned from the research. The instrument was questionnaires related to category level of content-based learning in English grammar, the developing model and satisfaction from students through the model, the manual for guiding content-based learning in English grammar, the lesson plan of content-based learning in English grammar, the pre-test and post-test of the content-based learning in English grammar, and a questionnaire of the student’s satisfaction with the manual for guiding content-based learning in English grammar. These instruments were designed for grade eight students at IBEC High School in Sagaing City, Myanmar. The computation approach utilised percentage, mean, and standard deviation functions inside the Microsoft Office Excel programme. In this study, the average values for the category level of students’ actions and opinions before content-based learning in English class were found to be 4.00 and 2.00, with standard deviations of 0.46 and 0.47, respectively. The average values for the questionnaire on students’ actions and opinions in English class were 1.90 and 4.88, respectively, with standard deviations of 0.76 and 0.56. Students in grade 8 English class show a preference for content-based learning.