DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL THINKING ABILITIES THROUGH INTEGRATED LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN 5 STEPS BY A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR MATHAYOM 2 STUDENTS

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to 1) to compare analytical thinking ability before and after studying by utilizing 5-step of Collaborative Learning Activities through a Professional Learning Community for Mathayom 2students, and 2) to study the satisfaction of Mathayom 2/2 students towards learning by organizing 5-step of Collaborative Learning Activities through a Professional Learning Community. The sample group included 25 students from Mathayom 2/6 at Santa Cruz Convent School in the first semester of the academic year 2023 those who obtained through cluster random sampling. The research instruments involved 1) lesson plans 2) testing and 3) a set of questionnaires on students’ satisfaction. Data were statistically analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and t - test for one group sample.The findings were revealed that 1) The ability of analytical thinking after studying by utilizing 5-step of collaborative learning activities through a professional learning community was higher than before the experiment at significance level .05 2) The students’ satisfaction towards learning analytical thinking ability by utilizing 5-step of collaborative learning activities through a professional learning community was generally found at the ‘Highest’ level.