The Development of Creative Writing Skills Through Open Approach Learning Management for Grade 8 Students at Wat Chaiyapradit Phrapariyattidhamma School

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) develop Grade 8 students’ creative writing ability through the Open Approach learning management and (2) compare students’ creative writing ability before and after learning through the Open Approach. The sample consisted of 32 Grade 8 students from Wat Chaiyapradit Phrapariyattidham School, Nong Khai Province. The research instruments included: (1) lesson plans based on the Open Approach learning management; (2) reflective instruments comprising students’ learning behavior observation forms and end-of-cycle tests; and (3) a creative writing achievement test. The data were analyzed using percentage, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation. The results revealed that: (1) the development of students’ creative writing ability through the Open Approach met the predetermined criterion. In the third action cycle, 26 out of 32 students (81.25%) achieved the criterion of at least 80%, exceeding the established benchmark. Across the three action cycles, the students obtained a mean score of 12.32 out of 15 points (82.13%), with a standard deviation of 1.38. (2) The students’ post-test achievement in creative writing was significantly higher than their pre-test achievement at the .05 level of statistical significance.