THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN MATHEMATICS LEARNING USING DEDUCTIVE TEACHING METHODS TOGETHER WITH STAD TECHNIQUES FOR MATHAYOM SUKSA 1 STUDENTS, JIRASART WITTHAYA SCHOOL

Abstract

This research study primarily aimed at: 1. Creating and determining the quality of special lesson plans, 2. Comparing the concrete results of mathematical learning activities by employing the deductive teaching method in combination with the STAD techniques to a normal teaching method and 3. Evaluating the students positive reaction to the teaching-learning activities as well as a step-by-step procedure in creating and determining the quality of the lesson plans by analyzing and synthesizing the existing principles and theories. The sample group consisted of 5 experts in total and the instrument used to evaluate the conformity and appropriateness of the learning activities. The research was conducted in a semi-experimental environment which mainly comprised an experimental group of 30 students and a controlled group of 30 students. The instruments used for the data analysis were achievement test, retentive capability test and satisfaction questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed with statistic means, standard deviation and T-test.

The results showed that; 1. 10 special lesson plans were appropriate at the highest level; 2. The students who learned through the deductive teaching method in combination with the STAD techniques significantly acquired higher achievement outcome than those who learned in a normal setting using a conventional method at statistically significant level of 0.05 and they apparently retained their lessons better than those who learned in a normal classroom at a statistically significant level of 0.05; and 3. The students’ satisfaction was at the highest level.