The Effects of Learning Management Based on the Threefold Training on Reasoning Thinking in Buddhism and Curiosity of Ninth Grade Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) to compare the reasoning thinking in Buddhism of ninth-grade students before and after participating in the learning management based on the Threefold Training, and (2) to compare their curiosity before and after receiving the same learning management based on the Threefold Training. This study employed an experimental research design, specifically a pre-experimental design using the one-group pretest–posttest design. The sample consisted of 30 ninth-grade students enrolled in the first semester of the 2025 academic year at the Demonstration School of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. The participants were selected through cluster random sampling, with the school used as the sampling unit. The research instruments included: (1) lesson plans based on the Threefold Training, (2) a reasoning thinking in Buddhism test, and (3) a curiosity scale. The statistical methods used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, dependent sample t-test, and content analysis. The results revealed that: 1. The reasoning thinking in Buddhism scores of ninth-grade students after participating in the learning management based on the Threefold Training were significantly higher than before the learning at the .05 level. 2. The curiosity scores of ninth-grade students after participating in the learning management based on the Threefold Training were also significantly higher than before the learning at the .05 level.