THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILL AND ACHIEVEMENT USING THE GPAS 5 STEPS WITH STRATEGY CARD GAME IN SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE OF GRADE 12 STUDENTS AT SISAKETWITTHAYALAI 2 HUAYKLA (PROMDIREK - ANUSORN) SCHOOL

Abstract

The objective of this research are 1) to develop Critical Thinking Skill using the GPAS 5 Steps with Strategy Card Game in Course S33101 Social Studies of Grade 12 students and 70 percent of students obtaining Critical Thinking Skill score passing more than 70 percent 2) to develop Learning Achievement using the GPAS 5 Steps with Strategy Card Game in Course S33101 Social Studies of Grade 12 students and 70 percent of students obtaining Learning Achievement score passing more than 70 percent. The target group consisted of 21 in Grade 12 studying in the first semester of 2023 academic year of Sisaketwittayalai 2 Huaykla (Promdirek-Anusorn) School. The research methology was action research. The research tools consisted of 3 types 1) action tool which included lesson plans using the GPAS 5 Steps with Strategy Card Game. 2) reflection tools which included learning activity result recording form, teaching behavior observation form, interview form and test of each operational reflecting cycle 3) assessment tools for evaluating included Critical thinking skill test and learning achievement test. The statistic used percentage, mean and standard deviation.  The results showed that. 1) There were 15 students accounted for 71.43 percent of the total number of students that passed the criteria scores of critical thinking skill, with the average score of 28.43 out of 40 points. It is 71.08 percent which higher than the prescribed criterion. 2) There were 15 students accounted for 71.43 percent of the total number of students that passed the criteria score of Learning Achievement, with the average score of 22.62 out of 30 points. It is 75.43 percent higher than the prescribed criterion.