Strategies to Drive and Develop Students’ Problem-Solving Skills of Ban Pong Network Schools Group 2 Under the Office of Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area 2

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study 1) strategies to drive the development of students’ problem-solving skills of Ban Pong Network Schools Group 2, 2) strategies to develop students’ problem-solving skills of Ban Pong Network Schools Group 2, and 3) results of the development of students’ problem-solving skills of Ban Pong Network Schools Group 2. The sample groups were 5 teachers teaching mathematics and science in Mathayomsuksa 1-3 (Grade 7-9) and 177 students studying in Mathayomsuksa 1-3 The research instruments were 1) a manual to carry out the strategies to drive and develop students’ problem-solving skills, 2) a test for teachers' knowledge and understanding on the development of students’ problem-solving skills, 3) a test to measure students' problem-solving skills before and after using strategies to develop students’ problem-solving skills, and 4) an interview form. The statistics for data analysis were the progress percentage, mean, and standard deviation.The research results were as follows: 1) The strategies to drive the development of students’ problem-solving skills consisted of Network Strategy, Participation Strategy, Empowerment Strategy, and Integration Strategy; 2) The strategy used by the network teachers to develop students' problem-solving skills was the STEM education learning management integrating with the problem-solving process under the framework of the manual to develop students’ problem-solving skill; and 3) the results of the development of students’ problem-solving skills revealed that before using development strategies, the mean was 12.02, and the standard deviation was 2.15, and after using the strategies, the mean was 24.64,the standard deviation was 2.23,