A DEVELOPMENT OF MATHAYOMSUKSA4 STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING ON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF COUNTING TECHNIQUES USING 7-STEP LEARNING CYCLE

Abstract

The research aimed: 1) to compare the Mathayomsuksa4 students’ problem solving ability before and after learning fundamental principles of counting using 7-step learning cycle process,  2) to compare the Mathayomsuksa4 students’ problem solving ability after learning fundamental principles of counting using 7-step learning cycle process with the passing criterion of 70 percent, and 3) to study the students’ satisfaction on learning fundamental principles of counting using 7-step learning cycle process. The sample of 30 Mathayomsuksa4 students of Bualuangwitthayakhom School under supervision of the Secondary Educational Service Area Office 32, in the second semester of 2020 academic year was obtained through cluster random sampling from the population of 261 in total. The experiment tools were 7 sets of learning management plan on fundamental principles of counting which were designed based on the 7-step learning cycle process. All were for 7 hours. The tools for the data collection included a 15-item multiple choice test with 4 choices for evaluating the students’ problem solving ability in learning fundamental principles of counting using 7-step learning cycle process. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, means, stand deviations, and t-test.

           The findings were as follows: 1) students’ problem solving ability after learning fundamental principles of counting using 7-step learning cycle process was higher than before the learning with the statistical significant level of .01, 2) the  students’ problem solving ability after learning fundamental principles of counting using 7-step learning cycle process was higher than the set passing criterion of 70 percent with the statistical significant level of .01, and 3) the students’ satisfaction was rated at the moderate level.