GEOGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL BASED ON CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY TO ENHANCE LEARNING ABILITIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THE SCHOOL IS AFFILIATED WITH MUANG MAI PATTANA EDUCATION NETWORK, MUANG DISTRICT, SONGKHLA PROVINCE
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The objectives of this research were 1) to analyze of a geography instructional model based on constructivist theory to enhance learning abilities for elementary school students and 2) to evaluate the use of the development of a geography instructional model based on constructivist theory to enhance learning abilities for elementary school students. The sample group was elementary 3 students of Ban Nam Kra Chai School and Ban Klang School, Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla Province who studied the Social Studies, Religion and Culture subject group in the second semester of the academic year 2022. There were 2 classrooms, 30 students each Data were analyzed using mean values, standard deviation and T-test independent. The research findings were as follows: 1) Geography instructional model based on constructivist theory consisted of (1) principles; (2) objectives; and (3) 5-step learning process, namely Determine the problem of geography, Learn and practice geography, Reflection of geographic ideas, Create knowledge and Present geographic work, Evaluation of geography and (4) conditions for applying the model. And 2) the effectiveness of the model, It was found that (1) Students who receive geography instruction based on constructivist theory Efficiency was 82.84/84.08 percent which is by the specified criteria; (2) The students receiving geography instruction based on constructivist theory and normal instruction differed at statistically significant difference at the .05 level. higher than normal students; and (3) Students were satisfied with teaching and learning using the model at the highest level.
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