Learning management to develop English reading skills and learning strategies of students in Central College Network 1, Praboromrajchanok Institute for Health Workforce Development
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English reading skills is an essential skills on learning in 21st Century. This research was aimed to study the situation of learning management to develop English reading skills and learning strategies of students in Central Colleges Network 1 under Praboromrajchanok Institute for Health Workforce Development. Sample were 440 2nd-year nursing students of Boromarajonani College of Nursing Cholburi, Prapokklao Chantaburi, Nopparat Vajira, Bangkok, Changwat Nonthaburi, and Sirindthorn College of Public Health Cholburi. Proportional and simple random sampling methods were used. Research instruments included bundle of questionnaires: demographic data, learning management to develop English reading skills, and English learning strategy. Content validity assessed by three experts was .89 and .95, accordingly. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
Results indicated that learning management to develop English reading skills was at very good level, the highest score was on the ability of instructor and teaching method ( =3.78, SD = .64,
=3.78, SD = .63, accordingly). The strategies used in learning English from the highest to the lowest were Memory strategies (
=3.63, SD = .70), Affective strategies (
=3.60, SD = .71), Compensatory strategies (
=3.58, SD = .71), Social strategies (
=3.49, SD = .75), Cognitive strategies (
=3.41, SD = .78), and Metacognitive strategies (
=3.29, SD = .52). Instructors should apply various English learning strategies. Students should practice using these strategies to improve their learning in English language.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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