Theoretical and Practical Studies Relating to Learning Management to Develop Analytical Thinking

บทคัดย่อ

The intention of National Educational Act 1999, and the Revised Edition (the Second Issue) 2002, was to develop Thai Society as Wisdom and Learning Society, and create the opportunity for every Thai people to be able to think, do, be reasonable, have life long learning. In addition, the guidelines of learning process management were specified that the teacher should organize learning content and activity for students to practice their skill, thinking process, management, situational coping, and knowledge application in order to prevent and solve the problems. Besides, core curriculum of Basic Education 2008 specified the studentsí competency in analytical  thinking which would lead to construction on body of knowledge or information technology, making decision for themselves and society appropriately. As a result, both of Thailand and foreign countries were interested in the studentsí analytical thinking. There were various research studies in learning management model for developing the analytical thinking. Furthermore, there was a promotion for teachers in learning manage for developing the studentsí analytical thinking. There were many guidelines of learning management for developing the analytical thinking including:

1) the selection of different teaching models, teaching techniques or methods on learning management for developing the studentsí analytical thinking such as the 4 MAT Learning Model, Inquiry Cycle Model (5Es), Student-Centered CIPPA Model etc, 2) the usage of teaching model constructed for using in learning management to develop the analytical thinking directly such as the learning management model focusing on the analytical thinking. Therefore, the teachers should select the teaching models from various ones to be used for learning management in order to efficiently develop the studentsí analytical thinking.