DEVELOPMENT OF CIRC COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO PROMOTE ENGLISH READING AND WRITING SKILLS OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS

Abstract

          This research aimed to 1) develop cooperative learning using CIRC technique to promote English achievement of Grade 5 students to be effective according to the criterion of 75/75, 2) compare English achievement using CIRC cooperative learning technique with the criterion of 75 percent, and 3) study the satisfaction of Grade 5 students towards the cooperative learning using CIRC technique. The sample consisted of Grade 5/3 students from Panjarak School, under the Private Education Commission, in the second semester of the 2024 academic year, in one classroom, totaling 27 students, selected by cluster sampling. The research instruments included 1) lesson plans, 2) English achievement tests, and 3) questionnaires on satisfaction with the organization of cooperative learning activities using CIRC technique.             The statistics used to analyze the data included mean, standard deviation, and      one sample t-test.

           The research results found that 1) the organization of collaborative learning activities using CIRC techniques that promoted English learning achievement of Grade 5 students was effective according to the criteria. 2) English learning achievement using CIRC collaborative learning techniques was higher than the criteria by 75 percent with statistical significance at the .01 level. 3) Overall satisfaction with the collaborative learning activities using CIRC techniques that promoted English learning achievement of Grade 5 students was at a high level.