Development of Basic Mathematical Skills of Kindergarten Year 2 Students at Ban Nongcheuak School under the Jurisdiction of Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 through Contemplative Learning Process

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop basic mathematical skills of Kindergarten year 2 students through contemplative learning process, and 2) to compare the basic mathematical skills after the contemplative learning process. The subjects of this study were 29 Kindergarten year 2 students in the second semester of academic year 2014. at Ban Nongcheuak School under the jurisdiction of Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3.  The research instruments included 1) eight contemplative lesson plans, and 2) the test to evaluate the basic mathematical skill development test. The statistical procedures employed were percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The research findings were as follows :

1. Development of basic mathematical skills using the contemplative learning process was conducted in two spiral cycles. The contemplative learning process involved five principles: thinking before and doing, good conduct, cooperative learning in groups, self-regulated learning, and self-evaluated learning progress.
2. The basic mathematical skill development scores of the students after learning through the contemplative Education learning process were 82.76 percent which were higher than the established criteria of 75 percent.