Authentic Learning for Development of Mathematics Problem Solving Ability of Third Grade Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) Compare mathematics problem solving ability of third grade students before and after providing authentic learning. 2) Study students’ opinions toward authentic learning. The research sample consisted of 15 students of the third grade during the second semester of academic year 2016 of Banklongbangkok School. They were selected by using Cluster random sampling. The research design was one group pretest – posttest design. The research instruments included 1) Authentic Learning lesson plans. 2) Mathematics problem solving ability test. And 3) Questionnaire on opinions toward the authentic learning. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, dependent t – test, and content analysis. The results were as follows : 1) The mathematics problem solving ability of third grade students after using authentic learning were higher than before the instruction were statistically significant at the .01 level. 2) The student’s opinions toward the authentic learning of third grade students overall were at a high agreement level.