Development of Academic achievement in Social Studies, Religion and Culture using Collaborative Learning Activities with STAD Technique for Grade 4 Students at Vorrarat Suksa School, Nonthaburi

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) develop an effective STAD-based cooperative lesson plan for the Social Studies, Religion, and Culture subject for grade 4 students at Vorrarat Suksa School, Nonthaburi Province to be efficient according targeting 80/80 efficiency, (2) compare the academic achievement for the Social Studies, Religion, and Culture subject, and (3) study students' satisfaction with STAD cooperative learning. This pre-experimental study applied Slavin’s (1990) STAD cooperative learning model, consisting of five steps: lesson presentation, grouping, learning, evaluation, and recognition. The sample group consisted of 4th/3rd grade students at Vorrarat Suksa School, Nonthaburi, 1 classroom with 32 students, using purposive selection. The research instruments included: (a) a lesson plan, (b) an academic achievement test, and (c) a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and dependent samples t-test. The results of the study revealed that: 1) The STAD cooperative learning lesson plan for the Social Studies, Religion, and Culture subject achieved an efficiency of 82.42/88.80 (E₁/E₂), 2) Students taught with the STAD method had significantly higher academic achievement after learning (p < 0.05), and 3) The students expressed the highest level of overall satisfaction with the STAD cooperative learning activity.