ORGANIZING COOPERATIVE LEARNING USING JIGSAW TECHNIQUE TO DEVELOP ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL STUDIES ON GOOD CITIZENS OF THE NATION FOR GRADE 3 STUDENTS AT ARJWITTAYAKARN SCHOOL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE NAKHON RATCHASIMA PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 3

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) compare the academic achievement in social studies on “Good Citizens of the Nation” for Grade 3students; 2) study the satisfaction of Grade 3 students toward cooperative learning using the jigsaw technique. The research population was 24 Grade 3 students at Arjwittayakarn School under the jurisdiction of the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The research instruments included a cooperative learning plan using the jigsaw technique, an academic achievement test, and a student satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used in this research were mean and standard deviation. The results of the study showed that:

1. The academic achievement in social studies on “the Good Citizens of the Nation” of Grade 3 students after studying ( = 14.08, = 0.53) was higher than before ( = 6.72, = 0.47).


2. Overall, the student satisfaction with cooperative learning using the jigsaw technique was at a high level ( = 3.57, = 0.94). The aspect with the highest satisfaction was students liked the cooperative learning method ( = 4.60, = 0.76), followed by students practiced democracy in groups and they summarized the content learned together ( = 3.76, = 1.09).