THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM SOLVING THINKING SKILL ON THAI ECONOMY USING PROBLEM BASED LEARNING WITH MULTIMEDIA SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT NAWAMINTHRACHINUTHIT BODINDECHA SCHOOL
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The objectives of this research were to 1) compared problem solving thinking skill on Thai economy of seventh grade students before and after using problem-based learning with multimedia, and 2) studied the opinions of seventh grade students using problem-based learning with multimedia. The Quasi - Experimental Research were implemented. One-Group Pretest - Posttest Design was implemented. The participants were 39 seventh grade students in Semester 1, academic year of 2025 at Nawaminthrachinuthit Bodindecha School. The research instruments were 1) lesson plans on problem-based learning with multimedia, 2) a problem solving thinking skill test, and 3) a questionnaire on the opinion of seventh grade students. The data were analyzed by the mean, standard deviation, and t-test dependent. The results of this research were as follow: 1) problem solving thinking skill on Thai economy of seventh grade students using problem-based learning with multimedia were significantly higher than those before studied at the .05 level; and 2) The opinions of seventh grade students towards using problem-based learning with multimedia were at the high level.
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