THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COMPETENCY OF PRATHOMSUKSA FOUR STUDENTS USING PROBLEM BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to compare computer programming competency of Prathomsuksa 4 Students in a school under the jurisdiction of the Nong Khai Primary Educational Service Area Office to the 80 percent criterion after receiving problem-based instruction and learning. 20 Prathomsuksa 4 students were selected to be samples of the study using cluster random sampling method. The research design was a one group pretest - posttest design. The research instruments included learning management plans to develop computer programming abilities, a computer programming cognitive test, and an observation form for evaluating practical programming skills. Statistics used for data analysis were mean, percentage, standard deviation, one-sample t-test, and dependent samples t-test. 

The findings revealed that Prathomsuksa 4 students who received problem-based instruction exhibited higher scores in computer programming competency after the learning intervention, surpassing the predefined criterion of 80 percent at the significant level of 0.01