THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLENDED STORYTELLING MEDIA USING THE 5W1H TECHNIQUE TO ENHANCE ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION OF GRADE 3 STUDENTS

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) develop blended storytelling media using the 5W1H technique to enhance English reading comprehension of Grade 3 students in accordance with the 80/80 efficiency criterion; 2) compare English reading comprehension achievement between students taught using blended storytelling media integrated with the 5W1H technique and those taught using conventional instruction; and 3) examine students’ satisfaction toward the learning management using the developed media. The sample consisted of 50 Grade 3 students from Sahasartwittayakarn School during the second semester of the 2025 academic year. The participants were drawn from two classrooms, which were randomly assigned as the experimental group and the control group. The research instruments included 1) blended storytelling media integrated with the 5W1H technique, 2) an E1/E2 efficiency evaluation form, 3) lesson plans, 4) an English reading comprehension achievement test, and 5) a satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the Mann-Whitney U test for comparing two independent groups. The findings revealed that 1) the blended storytelling media using the 5W1H technique was developed as multimedia instructional material consisting of English vocabulary, narrative texts, and post-reading questions aligned with the 5W1H technique. The efficiency of the media was 83.67/82.33, meeting the established 80/80 criterion; 2) the English reading comprehension achievement of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group at the .05 level of significance; and
3) students’ satisfaction toward the learning management using the blended storytelling media using the 5W1H technique was at the highest level ( = 4.93, S.D. = 0.20)