ENGLISH LEARNING ACTIVITIES MANAGEMENT USING SYNECTICS TECHNIQUE TO ENHANCE CREATIVITY FOR CATHATHAYOMSUKSA 1 CTUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to create and validate the quality of the English lesson plan, 2) to compare the students’ learning achievement in English before and after using the English lesson plan, 3) to compare students’ creative thinking before and after using the English lesson plan, and 4) to study the satisfaction of Matthayomsuksa 1 students towards using the English lesson plan. This research was an experimental research based on one-group pretest-posttest design. The research instruments were 1) English lesson plan based on Synectics technique to support Matthayomsuksa 1 students’ creative thinking, 2) an English learning achievement test, 3) creativity test, and 4) the satisfaction questionnaires of Matthayomsuksa 1 students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics consisted of percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test for hypothesis testing. Results showed that 1) the overview assessment results of English lesson plan based on Synectics technique to support Matthayomsuksa 1 students’ creative thinking was at the most appropriateness. 2) The score of students’ learning achievement after learning the English lesson plan was higher than before at .05 level of statistical significance. 3) After using the English lesson plan, the students’ creative thinking was higher than before at .05 level of statistical significance. 4) The result of students’ satisfactory towards using the English lesson plan was at the highest level.