A Study of Communication Ability of Grade 3 Students Using Brain-Based Learning together with STAD Technique

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) compare the mathematics communication ability of grade 3 students before and after using Brain-Based Learning together with STAD technique, and 2) compare the mathematics communication ability of grade 3 students after using Brain-Based Learning together with STAD technique with the criterion of 70 percent of the total scores.  The sample consisted of 46 grade 3 students in the second semester of the academic year 2018 at Anuban Watnangnai School (Laietuppatham), under Angthong Primary Educational Service Area, using Multi-Stage Cluster Sampling. The research instruments were 20 lesson plans for the Brain-Based Learning together with STAD technique with the highest index of congruence and, mathematics communication ability test with reliability of 0.85, item discriminations of 0.45 to 0.77, and item difficulty of 0.25 to 0.75. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test for dependent samples of one group.

The research findings were as follows: 1) the mathematics communication ability of grade 3 students after using Brain-Based Learning together with STAD technique was significantly higher than before at a 0.05 level (t = 21.383), 2) the mathematics communication ability of grade 3 students after using Brain-Based Learning together with STAD technique was significantly higher than the criterion of 70 percent of the total scores at a 0.05 level (t = 6.915).