LEARNING MANAGEMENT BASED ON YONISOMANASIKARA APPROACH TO DEVELOP ANALYTICAL THINKING SKILLS IN HISTORY SUBJECT FOR MATHAYOMSUKSA 1 STUDENTS AT WAT SUTTHAJINDA SCHOOL

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) investigate the effectiveness of a learning management plan based on the Yonisomanasikara concept for developing analytical thinking skills in History subject for Mathayomsuksa 1 students at Wat Sutthajinda School; 2) compare analytical thinking skills before and after receiving instruction using the Yonisomanasikara concept; and 3) study the satisfaction with the learning management based on the Yonisomanasikara concept. This research employed an experimental design. The sample group consisted of 20 Mathayomsuksa 1 students from one classroom at Wat Sutthajinda School, selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included 1) a learning management plan, 2) a pre-test and post-test to measure analytical thinking skills, and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistical analyses used were mean, standard deviation, Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC), and dependent samples t-test.

The research findings revealed that:

1. The effectiveness of the learning management plan based on the Yonisomanasikara concept for developing analytical thinking skills in History for Mathayomsuksa 1 students at Wat Sutthajinda School showed an efficiency index (=88.33) and an effectiveness index (=84.33).


2. The comparison of analytical thinking skills scores before and after the intervention indicated that the post-test scores were significantly higher than the pre-test scores at the .05 statistical significance level.


3. The overall satisfaction score with the learning management based on the Yonisomanasikara concept for developing analytical thinking skills in History for Mathayomsuksa 1 students at Wat Sutthajinda School was at a high level.