The Implementation of KWDL Technique Integrated with Gamification on Analytical Thinking Ability and Learning Achievement in the Topic of Rectangles among Grade 4 Students

Abstract

The present study aimed 1) to compare students’ analytical thinking ability before and after learning through the KWDL technique combined with gamification, 2) to compare students’ learning achievement with the 75 percent criterion and 3) to study students’ satisfaction toward the learning management. The study employed an experimental research design. The sample consisted of 21 Grade 4 students from Banmumon School (Sahamitr Witthayakarn), selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included 1) 12 Mathematics lesson plans, 2) a analytical thinking ability test consisting of 6 subjective items, 3) a learning achievement test consisting of 20 four-choice multiple-choice items, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire in the form of a rating scale consisting of 10 items. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, dependent samples t - test, and one sample t - test.

The research found that

1. The students who learned through the KWDL technique combined with gamification had significantly higher analytical thinking ability after learning than before learning at the .05 level,

2) The students’ learning achievement was significantly higher than the 75 percent criterion at the .05 level, and

3) The students’ overall satisfaction with the learning management was at the highest level.