EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT LEARNING ACTIVITIES ON THE CONCEPTS AND THE ABILITY OF LEARNING TRANSFER ABOUT THE SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY OF FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1. Compare the concepts of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of the fifth-grade students before and after the project learning activities and 2. Compare the ability of learning transfer of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of the fifth Grade students before and after the project learning activities. The research model was an experimental research. According to the Pre - Experimental Research, the One Group Pretest – Posttest Design. The sample group used in this research consisted of 30 students of grade 5/1 at Bankhoktoom School, Lopburi Province. The research instruments were learning unit plan of the project learning activities, tests on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy concepts, and ability of learning transfer tests. The statistics used for the data analysis were arithmetic mean (), standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test dependent.

The research findings were summarized as follows: 1. The concepts of Sufficiency Economy of the fifth-grade students after the implementation of the project learning activities were significantly higher than before at the implementation at .05 level. 2. The ability of learning transfer about Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of the fifth grade students after the implementation of the project learning activities were significantly higher than before at the implementation at .05 level.