A Study of Grade 11 Students’ Critical Thinking in Civics Course (SOC 30233) Using the Project-Based Learning Activities

Abstract

The objectives of this research were  1) to study the critical thinking ability of Mathayomsuksa five students who were provided with project-based learning activities,  2) to study the learning achievement of Mathayomsuksa five students who were provided with project-based learning activities. The study followed the One-Shot Case Study research procedure for data collection.       

          The target group consisted of 34 grade 11 students in Ubolratanaphitthayakhom School in Ubolrat District, Khon Kaen Province during the second semester of the 2014 academic year. Research instruments included 1) 5 lesson plans using a project-based learning activities approach and 2) a critical thinking test and a learning achievement test. The collected data were analyzed by finding the arithmetic mean, percentage, and standard deviation.

          The findings showed that:        

1. On the matter of critical thinking, 26 out of 34 students who were provided with project-based learning activities constructed by the researcher, that was 76.47 %, passed the prescribed criterion of 70 %; and they made a mean score of 14.02 from the total score of 20 that was 70.44 % and passed the prescribed criterion of 70 %.         


2. On the matter of learning achievement, 28 out of 34 students who were provided with project-based learning activities constructed by the researcher, that was 82.35 %, passed the prescribed criterion of 80 %; and they made a mean score of 25.20 from the total score of 30 that was 82.35 % and passed the prescribed criterion of 80 %.