The Development of Learning Achievement and Mathematical Problem-Solving Ability by Polyas with Socratic Questioning Techniques on Integer of Grade 7 Students under the Secondary Education Service Area Office, Ubon Ratchathani, Amnat Charoen

Abstract

Background and Aims: The Socratic questioning technique is the use of questions that help students form answers from the beginning of solving problems until they get the answer to the problem, including checking the reasonableness of the answers. The purposes of this research are 1) to find the efficiency of the learning management plan for developing achievement and ability to solve mathematics problems of grade 7 students by using Polya’s problem-solving process together with the Socratic questioning technique to achieve efficiency according to the 80/80 criterion, 2) to compare the academic achievement in mathematics of grade 7 students before and after studying, 3) to compare the ability to solve mathematics problems of grade 7 students before and after studying, and 4) to study the satisfaction of grade 7 students with the learning management.

Methodology: The sample group consisted of 31 grade 7/1 students of Chiang Kaew Pittayakhom School, under the Ubon Ratchathani Amnat Charoen Secondary Education Service Area Office, who were selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments were: 1) 8 learning management plans, with an evaluation result of 4.66, which is at the highest level of appropriateness. 2) Academic achievement test, with a reliability value of .92. 3) Problem-solving ability test, with a reliability value of .84. 4) Student satisfaction questionnaire with learning management, with an evaluation result of 4.80, which is at the highest level of appropriateness. Data were analyzed by means, percentages, and standard deviations. The efficiency of the learning management plans was found using E1/E2 and the t-test for Dependent Sample.

Results: 1. The results of learning management using Polya's problem-solving process combined with the Socratic questioning technique of grade 7 students were more efficient than the criteria of 90.75/88.82. 2. The results of the comparison of academic achievement found that after studying, it was significantly higher than before studying. 05. 3. The results of the comparison of problem-solving ability found that after studying, it was significantly higher than before studying. 05. 4. The results of the study of student satisfaction found that the overall satisfaction level was at its highest level.

Conclusion: The academic achievement in mathematics on the topic of integers of grade 7 students after studying using Polya's problem-solving process combined with the Socratic questioning technique was higher than before studying. The ability to solve mathematics problems on the topic of integers of grade 7 students after studying using Polya's problem-solving process combined with the Socratic questioning technique was higher than before studying.