The Development of Essay Writing Abilities of Matthayomsuksa 5 Students with Various Student Engagement by Using The 5 Steps Collaborative Learning Process (CO – 5 STEPs) with The Integrated Exercises based on The Local Wisdom of Sukhothai Province

Abstract

          The purposes of the study were: 1) to establish and determine the effectiveness of learning management in developing the essay writing abilities of Matthayomsuksa 5 students by using the 5-step collaborative learning process (CO-5 STEPs) with integrated exercises based on the local wisdom of Sukhothai Province, with the achievement criteria set at 80/80; 2) to compare the essay writing abilities of Matthayomsuksa 5 students before and after using the CO-5 STEPs with integrated exercises based on the local wisdom of Sukhothai Province; 3) to examine the satisfaction of Matthayomsuksa 5 students towards the learning management in developing essay writing abilities using the CO-5 STEPs with integrated exercises based on the local wisdom of Sukhothai Province; and 4) to compare the essay writing abilities of Matthayomsuksa 5 students with various levels of engagement after using the CO-5 STEPs with integrated exercises based on the local wisdom of Sukhothai Province. The study employed a pre-experimental design with a randomized one-group pretest-posttest approach. The population consisted of 217 Matthayomsuksa 5 students from 6 classes in the first semester of 2024 at Muang Chaliang School in Sukhothai Province. The sample group included 36 students from Matthayomsuksa 5/6, selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) lesson plans for the CO-5 STEPs with integrated exercises based on local wisdom of Sukhothai Province, 2) an essay writing test with assessment criteria, 3) a satisfaction survey on the learning management, and 4) an assessment test for student engagement. The statistical data analysis included mean () and standard deviation (S.D.), while hypothesis testing involved dependent sample t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).

            The results of the study revealed that: 1. The effectiveness of the learning management aimed at developing essay writing abilities of Matthayomsuksa 5 students using CO-5 STEPs with integrated exercises based on local wisdom of Sukhothai Province was 83.64/81.61, meeting the set criterion (80/80). 2. The essay writing abilities of the students were significantly higher after the learning management, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level. 3. The overall satisfaction of students towards the learning management was at the highest level, and 4. Students with different levels of engagement demonstrated significantly different essay writing abilities, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.