The Comparison of Learning Achievement and Problem Solving Thinking of Matthayomsuksa 4 students on The Topic of Probability Between KWDL Teaching Technique and Traditional learning Activities

Abstract

               The present study aimed 1) to develop the lesson entitled probability using KWDL teaching technique and traditional learning activities to achieve the criteria 75/75 of the efficacy, 2) to investigate the effectiveness index of learning probability using KWDL teaching technique and traditional learning activities of Muthayomsuksa 4 students, 3) to compare learning achievement and problem solving thinking of Muthayomsuksa 4 students before and after learning through probability using KWDL teaching technique and traditional learning activities and 4) to compare learning achievement and problem solving thinking of Muthayomsuksa 4 students between KWDL teaching technique and traditional learning activities. The sample of this study was 64 Muthayomsuksa 4 students from 2 classrooms of Patiuwittaya School, Patiu district, Yasothon province who were studying in the 2^nd semester of 2020 academic year.The sample was selected by cluster random sampling. The instruments used in the study comprised of 1) 12 lesson plans of using KWDL teaching technique and lesson plans of traditional learning activities entitled probability which lasted 12 hours and each one lasted 1 hour, 2) 15 items of multiple with 5 choices of Mathematics learning achievement test which the difficulty (P) was 0.47-0.72, the discrimination (B) was 0.31-0.75 and the reliability  ( r_cc) was 0.89, 3) 20 items of multiple with 4 choices of problem solving thinking test which the difficulty (P) was 0.47-0.75, the discrimination (B) was 0.25-0.63 and the reliability ( r_cc) was 0.76. The statistics used to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation and hypothesis testing was t - test (dependent samples) and Hotelling T².

The results of the study revealed that

               1. Learning management by using KWDL teaching technique and traditional learning activities entitled probability of Muthayomsuksa 4 students shown that there was 83.85/81.88 and 82.65/76.15 respectively of the efficacy which achieved the criteria of 75/75.

               2. The effectiveness index of learning probability using KWDL teaching technique and traditional learning activities of Muthayomsuksa 4 students revealed that there was 0.6974 and 0.6221 which yielded that students had progression in learning which was 69.74 percent and 62.21 percent respectively.

               3.  After learning through KWDL teaching technique and traditional learning activities, students performed the results of learning achievement and problem solving thinking higher significantly at .05 statistics. 

               4. Students who learnt through KWDL teaching technique had higher scores of learning  achievement and problem solving thinking than traditional learning activities significantly at .05 statistics. 

                In conclusion, KWDL teaching technique affected higher scores of learning achievement.They are able to have analysis thinking, systematical thinking and problem solving. Hence, this kind of teaching technique is applicable in the Mathematics classroom.