LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP INNOVATORS BASED ON ACTIVE LEARNING ON MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR GRADE 9 STUDENTS

Abstract

The main purposes of this research were: 1) to study the learning achievement on the topic of medicinal plants, 2) to examine the practical skills in learning activities related to medicinal plants, 3) to evaluate the effectiveness of learning activities on medicinal plants using the Active Learning process, aiming to meet the 80/80 standard, and 4) to assess the creativity of students who participated in the learning activities designed to develop innovators based on Active Learning on medicinal plants. The sample for this study consisted of 47 Grade 9 students from two classrooms at Piboonbumpen Demonstration School, Burapha University, during the second semester of the 2024 academic year. The sample was selected using purposive sampling. The research tools included: 1) learning activity plans, 2) achievement tests, 3) practical skill assessment forms, and 4) creativity evaluation forms. The data were analyzed using the mean (𝑥̅), standard deviation (SD), reliability coefficients, and dependent-sample t-tests.

            The study revealed the following results:

1. The Grade 9 students’ learning achievement after participating in the Active Learning activities had an average score of (𝑥̅)=33, equivalent to 82%, which was significantly higher than the 80% criterion at the .05 level.
2. The students’ practical skills in the medicinal plant activities after participating in the Active Learning activities had an average score of (𝑥̅)=64.77, equivalent to 86%, rated at the highest quality level.
3. The effectiveness of the learning activities (E₁/E₂) was 82/86, exceeding the standard criterion of 80/80.
4. The students’ creativity after participating in the Active Learning activities had an average score of (𝑥̅)=4.63, rated at the highest quality level.