CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY AND SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT OF PRATHOMSUKSA 6 STUDENTS LEARNING BY USING THE CONCEPT OF STEM EDUCATION

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) compare the critical thinking ability of Prathomsuksa 6 students before and after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education, 2) compare the critical thinking ability of Prathomsuksa 6 students after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education with the criteria of 70%, 3) compare the science learning achievement of Prathomsuksa 6 students before and after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education and 4) compare the science learning achievement of Prathomsuksa 6 students after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education with the criteria of 70%. The sample group consisted of Prathomsuksa 6 students from a school within the Rattanawapi Quality Education Development Network, Nong Khai Primary Education Service Area Office 2. The sample was selected from one classroom using the One Group Pretest-Posttest Design method. The research instruments employed for this research were: 1) lesson plans using the Concept of STEM Education, 2) a critical thinking ability test and 3) a science achievement test. The mean, percentage, standard deviation, dependent t-test and t-test for one sample were used in data analysis. The findings of this research were as follows:

1. Prathomsuksa 6 students’ critical thinking ability after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education was higher than before learning.


2. Prathomsuksa 6 students’ critical thinking ability after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education was higher than the criteria of 70%.


3. Prathomsuksa 6 students’ science learning achievement after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education was higher than before learning.


4. Prathomsuksa 6 students’ science achievement after learning by using the Concept of STEM Education was higher than the criteria of 70%.