A STUDY OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND SUFFICIENT CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR AMONG GRADE 7 STUDENTS WHO WERE TAUGHT USING A BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) Investigate the academic achievement of Grade 7 students in the economics strand of Social Studies, comparing their performance before and after the course with an integrated and blended learning approach. and 2) Examine the consumption behavior of Grade 7 students oriented to sufficiency level experiencing an integrated and blended learning approach. The study sample consisted of 35 Grade 7 students from Satit Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Secondary) studying Social Studies (S21102), selected through purposive sampling during the second semester of the 2023 academic year. The research tools included: 1) Integrated and blended learning lesson plans for Social Studies focusing on economics, comprising two units: Unit 1-Consumption and Unit 2-Sufficiency Economy. 2) An academic achievement test in the economics strand of Social Studies for Grade 7 students. and 3) A questionnaire measuring sufficiency-oriented consumption behavior among Grade 7 students. The research findings revealed that Grade 7 students taught economics strand of Social Studies using the integrated and blended learning approach showed significantly higher post-learning achievement compared to pre-learning achievement at a statistical significance level of .05 Additionally, the sufficiency-oriented consumption behavior of these students was found to be highly appropriate, characterized by efficient use of resources, reduced unnecessary expenses, moderation, rationality, good self-immunity, awareness, and moral integrity, all at a high level.