The Development of Learning Activity on the Problem Solving Ability, Entitled Natural Resource and Environment Crisis in the Social Studies, Religion and Culture Learning Area for Mathayomsuksa 6 Students

Abstract

The objectives are: 1) to develop learning activities that promote thinking in solving natural resource and environmental crisis.  2) to compare the ability to think and solve problems before and after class of Mathayomsuksa 6 (M6) students.  3) to compare problem solving ability of M6 students. 4) study the satisfaction of M 6 students who received learning management through learning activities that promote problem-solving thinking on natural resources and environmental crisis. The sample was M6 students at Chiang Yuenpittayakom School two classrooms in semester 1, 2020, M6/1 is experimental group and M6/3 is a control group. The instruments: 1) 10 plans for learning activities promoting thinking about natural resources and environmental crisis. 2) problem Solving Ability Test, It is 4 multiple choices of 40 questions.  3) questionnaire on student satisfaction. The statistics used: percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test statistics (for Dependent and Independent Sample) The research results:

                 1) A learning activity plan's  efficiency (E1 / E2) was 95.09 / 82.85, indicating that the efficiency was based on the set criteria (80/80).

                 2) M6 students who were managed to learn by learning activities that promote problem-solving thinking have higher problem solving thinking ability than before class.

            3) Problem-solving ability of students managed to learn through learning activities that promote thinking in solving natural resource and environmental crises is higher than students who are managed to learn in a normal way.

4) Satisfaction of M6 students toward learning management through learning activities overall at the highest level.