Development of a Physics Learning Management Model Using Problem-Based Learning Integrated with Creative Learning to Enhance Problem-Solving Skills in the Science and Technology Learning Area for Grade 11 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: (1) investigate the problems and needs in physics learning management; (2) develop a physics learning management model based on problem-based learning integrated with creative learning to enhance students’ problem-solving skills; (3) implement the developed model; and (4) examine students’ satisfaction with the developed model. The sample consisted of 35 Grade 11/1 students at Phibunmangsahan School during the first semester of the 2025 academic year. The participants were selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included the PURADS learning management model, lesson plans, a learning achievement test, a problem-solving skills assessment, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the dependent-samples t-test.

The findings revealed that:

(1) the investigation of problems and needs in physics learning management indicated that a learning management model should be developed to promote students’ analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and hands-on learning;

(2) the developed model consisted of five components: (1) rationale, (2) goals and objectives, (3) the PURADS learning process, including Problem Presentation, Problem Understanding, Information Searching and Collection, Answer Synthesis, Answer Presentation, and Answer Conclusion and Evaluation, (4) model evaluation, and (5) direct and indirect outcomes of the model implementation;

(3) the model achieved an efficiency of 82.30/83.15, meeting the 80/80 criterion. After the model had been implemented with the sample group, the students’ learning achievement and problem-solving skills were significantly higher than those before the implementation at the .05 level; and

(4) the students’ satisfaction with the developed model was at the highest level (=4.60, S.D.=0.55). The new knowledge gained from this study is the PURADS Model, which serves as a learning management approach to enhance students’ problem-solving skills and can be appropriately applied to physics instruction and other subject areas.