ENHANCING THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS’ CREATIVE WRITING AND TEAMWORK COMPETENCIES THROUGH A FIVE-STEP INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL INTEGRATED WITH COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING

Abstract

The purposes of this research study were 1) to enhance the creative writing abilities of Grade 3 students through the implementation of a 5-step learning management model integrated with community-based learning, aiming for at least 80 percent of the participants to achieve a minimum passing score of 75 percent and 2) to foster and develop the team collaboration competency of the same student cohort using this integrated pedagogical approach, with a target success rate of at least 80 percent of the students reaching the competent proficiency level or higher. The target group for this study comprised Grade 3 students enrolled during the 2025 academic year at Ban Khok Samran School, Ban Haet District, Khon Kaen Province. This participant sample was selected utilizing a purposive sampling method. The research methodology was rigorously framed within an action research design. The comprehensive suite of research instruments was deployed for data collection, consisting of detailed instructional lesson plans, learning outcome record forms, structured student behavior observation scales, a standardized creative writing ability test, and a specialized team collaboration competency assessment rubric. Quantitative data obtained from these instruments were systematically analyzed using descriptive statistics, including the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and percentage distribution, whereas qualitative data were synthesized through systematic content analysis.

The research findings demonstrated highly favorable outcomes as follows:
1) regarding creative writing abilities under the integrated 5-step and community-based learning framework, 90.00 percent of the Grade 3 students successfully surpassed the established criteria, achieving scores of 83.33 percent or higher, which significantly exceeded the predetermined institutional threshold and 2) in terms of team collaboration competency, 100.00 percent of the Grade 3 students through the 5-step learning model combined with community-based learning achrived the "capable" level or higher.