The Development of Learning Activities Using Problem-Based Learning Techniques to Enhance Problem-Solving Ability and Civic Duties for Prathomsuksa 3 Students

Abstract

Background and Aims: This research wore to 1) develop problem-based learning activities that enhance the problem-solving ability in the Civic Duties strand for prathomsulcsa 3 students to achieve an efficiency criterion of 80/80 2) compare the students’ problem-solving ability before and after learning through problem-based learning activities in the Civic Duties strand 3) study the public mind public consciousness desirable characteristics of students who participated in problem-based learning activities in the Civic Duties strand; and 4) examine the satisfaction of prathomsulcsa 3 students toward the problem-based learning activities in the Civic Duties strand.

Methodology: The sample group consisted of 49 prathomsulcsa 3 students from Phra Kumarn Mahasarakham School, selected by cluster random sampling.

Results: The research instruments included problem-based learning activity plans, a problem-solving ability test, public mind assessment scale, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and a dependent t-test for hypothesis testing.

Conclusion: 1) The developed problem-based learning activities to enhance problem-solving ability in the Civics strand for prathomsulcsa 3 students achieved an efficiency of 80.24/84.57, which met the set criterion. 2) The students’ problem-solving ability after learning through problem-based learning in the Civics strand was significantly higher than before learning at the .05 level of statistical significance. 3) Regarding the desirable characteristic of public-mindedness, 40 students 81.63% were found to have a very good level of public-mindedness. 4) The overall satisfaction of prathomsulcsa 3 students toward the problem-based learning activities in the Civics strand was at the highest level.