A Development of Learning Achievement and Scientific Attitude in Chemistry Entitled “Petroleum” Using Cooperative Learning with STAD Technique for Grade 10 Students

Abstract

The teaching activities enabled learners' quality in terms of learning achievement and scientific attitude and these also required a variety of methods and appropriate teaching materials. Thus, this research aimed to 1) create the learning activity package of cooperative learning with STAD technique in chemistry entitled “Petroleum” based on the efficient standard 75/75, 2) compare the learning achievement of students before and after their learning through the cooperative learning with STAD technique and 3) compare the scientific attitude of students before and after their learning through the cooperative learning with STAD technique. The sample was composed of 34 grade 10 students at Phrabangwittaya School, Nakhon Sawan province. They were selected by the use of cluster random sampling. The instrument for collecting data was consisted of the developed lesson plans of cooperative learning with STAD technique in chemistry entitled “Petroleum”, achievement test in chemistry entitled “Petroleum” and scientific attitude test. Data were analyzed by Mean, Standard Deviation, and t-test. The research results were found as follows;

            1) The developed learning activity package of cooperative learning with STAD technique in chemistry entitled “Petroleum” had an efficiency of 77.16/80.10, which was higher than the criterion standard of 75/75. 2) The post-test of learning achievement after learning using the cooperative learning with STAD technique was higher than the pre-test at .05 level of significance. And 3) The post-test of scientific attitude after learning using the cooperative learning with STAD technique was higher than the pre-test at .05 level of significance. In conclusion, the learning achievement and scientific attitude of grade 10 students after using cooperative learning with STAD technique were significantly higher.