LEARNING MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES, RELIGION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT BY BUILDING FAITH AND THINKING METHODS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF YONISOMANASIKĀRA FOR DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN THAILAND 4.0 ERA OF KHAO SUAN KWANG WITTAYANUKUL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, KHON KAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

          This research aimed to To study the conditions of learning management and Comparison of learning management and to present the suggestions for the learning management of Social Studies, Religion and Culture Department by building faith and thinking methods in accordance with the principles of Yonisomanasikāra for developing the critical thinking in Thailand 4.0 era of Khao Suan Kwang Wittayanukul high school students in Khon Kean province. The population and sample were the upper high school students from 187 which were 127 samples by specifying the sample sizes according to the Crazy and Morgan tables (Krejcie & Morgan, 1970) and classifying the Startified Random Sampling and compare the proportion from the population Get samples in each subgroup By random sampling (Simple Random Sampling) by the lottery method high school students and this study was carried out by means of mixed method research: qualitative research methodology and quantitative research methodology. The tools used in this study were the questionnaire and interview form. The statistics used in data analysis were: Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, F-test (One Way Anova) and a paired comparison method of Scheffe.                                               The research results were as follows:                                               

         1. In overall, the conditions of the learning management of Social Studies, Religion and Culture Department by building faith and thinking methods in accordance with the principles of Yonisomanasikāra (analytic thinking) for developing the critical thinking in Thailand 4.0 era of Khao Suan Kwang Wittayanukul high school students in Khon Kean province were statistically rated at a high level in all four aspects. The highest once was seen in the aspect of learning management, followed by that of learning evaluation, faith building, thinking methods based on Yonisomanasikāra principles and learning activity management respectively.                                 
         2.The comparative study results classified by students’ classes showed indifferences with the statistical significance level of.05; this denied the prior set hypothesis. Classified by the students’ GPA, the difference with the statistical significance level of.05 was seen in one pair; that is, the score of those with GPA 3.01-3.50 who had thinking methods based on Yonisomanasikāra in developing the critical thinking in Thailand 4.0 era was higher than that of those with GPA 2.00-3.00. This accepted the set hypothesis.                                                                             
          3. Suggestion and guidelines for the learning management are that the modern technology innovation in Thailand 4.0 era should be applied in learning, combined with course content; organizing activities by facing real situations should be focused for making students to learn from direct experience, integrated to achieve advanced thinking skill development by emphasizing the ways to let the students to consider, think critically and reasonably to enhance creative thinking skills with a variety of learning activities, encourage students to express themselves, give them opportunities in presenting new ideas, let teachers, students involved in exchanging ideas and presenting ideas, provide an environment to enhance the interesting learning atmosphere and encourage students to participate wholeheartedly along with the Buddhist principles leading to real life. This is a holistic development which can be extended to more efficient development.