THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH BASED LEARNING ACTIVITY IN UNIT “LIFE IN THE ENVIRONMENT” TO PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS

Abstract

The objective of this study were  1) to create and find out the capability of Research Based Learning Activity in unit Life in the Environment to promote Critical thinking skills of grade 10 students according to criteria 75/75.   2) to compare Critical thinking skills before and after using Research Based Learning Activity.   3) to study student satisfaction towards Research Based Learning Activity in unit Life in the Environment to promote Critical thinking skills of grade 10 students. Research methodology operated with research and development. The Instruments used in the study were   1) Research Based Learning Activity in unit Life in the Environment to promote Critical thinking skills of grade 10 students.      2) Critical thinking skills test.  

3) Student satisfaction towards Research Based Learning Activity in unit Life in the Environment to promote Critical thinking skills.   A sample group consisted of 28 students in grade 10, academic Year 2020, Padoongrasdra School,  Phitsanuloke.  The research methodology was One-Group Pretest – Posttest Design.  The descriptive statistics used on data analysis was t-test dependent.

Research findings were as follows:  1) Research Based Learning Activity in unit Life in the Environment to promote Critical thinking skills of grade 10 students. The result found that learning activities were suitable in various elements of learning activity in the highest level (  = 4.70, S.D. = 0.53) and Learning activities were as effective as 76.22/77.44    2) Students who studied by Research Based Learning Activity had Critical thinking skills higher than before at the significant level of .05    3) Students was satisfied with Task Based Learning activity to promote the English listening and speaking skills had the English of grade 4  in the highest level ( = 4.69, S.D. = 0.48).