Development of Learning Activities Using the Synectics Approach Combined with Peer-Assisted Learning Techniques for Grade 5 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) develop learning activities using the Synectics approach combined with peer-assisted learning techniques for Grade 5 students to meet the efficiency criterion of 80/80; 2) investigate students’ creativity in artistic sculpture through learning activities using the Synectics approach combined with peer-assisted learning techniques; and 3) investigate students’ satisfaction with the learning activities. The sample consisted of 35 Grade 5/3 students studying in the second semester of the 2023 academic year at Mahasarakham University Demonstration School (Primary Division), selected using cluster random sampling. The research instruments consisted of: 1) 12 learning activity plans; 2) an artistic creativity assessment consisting of 5 items; and 3) a 10-item questionnaire assessing students’ satisfaction with the learning activities. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The results revealed that: 1) the learning activities using the Synectics approach combined with peer-assisted learning techniques achieved an efficiency of 88.91/95.20, which was higher than the established criterion of 80/80; 2) students’ creativity in artistic sculpture, as assessed from their final works after participating in the learning activities using the Synectics approach combined with peer-assisted learning techniques, was at a very good level; and 3) students’ satisfaction with the learning activities was at the highest level.