DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL THINKING AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT OF PRATHOMSUKSA 6 STUDENTS ON THE UNIT OF ELECTRICAL FORCE AND ELECTRICAL POWER USING THE STAD COOPERATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUE WITH CONCEPT MAPPING

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop and determine the efficiency of the lesson plans based on the STAD cooperative learning technique with a concept mapping on the unit of Electric Force and Electric Power for Prathomsuksa 6 students to meet the criteria set of 80/80, 2) to examine and compare students’ analytical thinking before and after the intervention, 3) to compare students’ learning achievement before and after the intervention, and 4) to explore students’ satisfaction toward the developed learning management. The samples, obtained through cluster random sampling, consisted of 21 Prathomsuksa 6 students during the second semester of the 2022 academic year studying at Banlaothawon School under Buengkan Primary Educational Service Area Office. The instruments included lesson plans based on the STAD cooperative learning technique with concept mapping, an analytical thinking test, a learning achievement test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics for data analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t–test for Dependent Samples.

The research results found that:

1. The lesson plans based on the STAD cooperative learning technique with concept mapping for Prathomsuksa 6 students had an efficiency of 81.95/82.06, which was higher than the set criteria of 80/80.

2. The students’ analytical thinking was 51.59 percent before the intervention and increased to 81.27 percent after the intervention. The post–intervention mean score was higher than before at the .01 level of significance.

3. The students’ learning achievement after the intervention was significantly higher than before at the .01 level of significance.

4. The students’ satisfaction with the developed learning management was at the highest level (= 4.84, S.D. = 0.37).