Development Of An Instructional Model Based On Active Learning To Enhance Process Skills And Mathematical Mind For Primary Students

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to develop and to determine the efficiency of the instructional model based on active learning for enhancing process skills and Mathematical mind for primary students, 2) to study the effectiveness of the instructional model, and 3) to disseminate the instructional model. The samples consisted of the 26 second grade students who were studying in the second semester of the academic year 2019 at Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. The research instruments comprised the instructional model based on active learning, the lesson plans, the tests on process skills and Mathematical mind, and the questionnaire on students’ opinions toward the instructional model.  The data were analyzed by the applications of percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the content analysis.  The findings revealed that 1. The instructional model based on active learning for enhancing process skills and Mathematical mind for primary students entitled “5C Model” was consisted of five elements: 1) principle: the students used Mathematical process skills to construct their knowledge and organized their learning system from learning by doing the activities and from receiving the suggestions, encouragement and help. These built the meaningful learning, self-confidence, and Mathematical process skills. The students recognized to the importance of learning and the Mathematical knowledge relationship, and can apply their knowledge to use in their daily life; 2) objective: to enhance process skills and Mathematical mind; 3) learning processes: it comprised five stages: Challenge, Co-Creation, Co-working and Coach, Conceptualization, and Characterization; 4) evaluation: from authentic assessment by using various methods; and 5) learning factors which consisted of 2 aspects: for the teachers, (1) teachers have the precise concepts and (2) teachers understand how to hold the activities to enhance the Mathematical process skills;                     for the students, they have self – disciplines. The effectiveness index of the model was 81.44/80.80.2. After learning through the instructional model based on active learning                (5C Model), the students’process skills and Mathematical mind were higher than                  before learning.  Besides, the students’ opinions towards the instructional model were at                       the highest level. 3. For the dissemination of the instructional model (5C Model) to                  the students, it was found that the students’ development in their process skills and Mathematical mind were higher than before learning through the instructional model.