THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE LESSONS TOGETHER WITH SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING TECHNIQUES, ABOUT PYTHON PROGRAMMING, COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE COURSE, FOR GRADE 7STUDENTS, MATTAYOMTHANBIN KAMPANGSAEN SCHOOL

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were 1) to develop online lessons together with self-directed learning techniques on Python programming in Computational Science course for grade 7 students in Mattayomthanbin Kampangsaen School, 2) to find the effectiveness of the online lessons and the self-directed learning techniques, 3) to compare the pre-test and post-test scores of students who studied the online lessons and developed self-directed learning techniques, and 4) to find learners’ satisfaction after receiving the treatment. The sample of this research, derived from simple random sampling, comprised 42 students in Class 11 of Grade 7 at Mattayomthanbin Kampangsaen School, Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom Province. The research tools included 3 lesson plans, online lessons together with self-directed learning techniques, an achievement test and a student satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used included mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

            The results were as follows: 1) The content quality of the 3 online lessons together with the self-directed learning techniques was found to be at a very good level, with an average of 4.76 and the standard deviation of 0.43. The lesson design was found to be at a very good level, with an average of 4.69 and the standard deviation of 0.47; 2) The efficiency of the online lessons together with the self-directed learning techniques based on the E1/E2 criteria was 84.44/82.70, which was higher than the 80/80 criteria; 3) The post-test score was significantly higher than the pre-test score at .05; and 4) The students’ satisfaction with the online lessons together with the self-directed learning techniques was found to be at a very high level, with an average of 4.60 and the standard deviation of 0.60.