Developing Instructional Development of Learning Management in the Biology Course on Ecosystems and Population Based on the Constructivism Theory for the 12th grade Students

Abstract

The objectives of the research were 1) to develop learning management in the biology course on Ecosystems and Population based on the constructivism theory for the 12th grade students, 2) to compare the learning achievement of the 12^th grade students studying the biology course on Ecosystems and Population, 3) to compare the analytical thinking ability in the biology course on Ecosystems and Population of the 12^th grade students learning by using learning management based on the constructivism theory before and after learning, and 4) to study the satisfaction of the 12^th grade students learning by using learning management based on the constructivism theory in the biology course on Ecosystems and Population. The target group consisted of 32 students studying in the 12^th grade in the second semester in the academic year of 2020 at Nong Thom Witthaya School. The research instruments were 1) 7 learning management plans based on the constructivism theory, 2) a learning achievement test with the values of the test for analytical thinking ability in the biology course on Ecosystems and Population, and 4) a questionnaire asking for the students’ satisfaction towards learning the biology course. The statistics used in the research were percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

              The research findings were as follows.

1. The efficiency of the learning management of the biology course on Ecosystems and Population based on the constructivism theory for the 12^th grade students was 83.79/82.81.
2. The learning achievement of the biology course on Ecosystems and Population of the 12^th grade students based on the constructivism theory after learning was higher than that before learning.
3. The findings showed that the analytical thinking of the biology course on Ecosystems and Population of the 12^th grade students after learning was higher than that before learning.
4. The satisfaction of the 12^th grade students towards learning the biology course on Ecosystems and Population based on the constructivism theory was at the highest level. (=4.51,=0.27)