PROBLEM- BASED LEARNING MANAGEMENT IN HISTORY COURSE TO DEVELOP ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS FOR PRIMARY 5 (GRADE 5) STUDENTS

Abstract

The Objectives of this research article were to 1) compare students’ achievement in history subject before and after integrating Problem-based Learning to Prathom Suksa 5 classrooms, 2) compare the students’ critical thinking skills in history subject before and after integrating Problem-based Learning to Prathom Suksa 5 classrooms. The sample in this research was forty Prathom Suksa 5 students of Assumption Convent Lopburi school in academic year 2020 in which there are high, moderate, and low-level students studying together in the classroom. The research instruments were 1) four lesson plans with 8 hours of Problem - based Learning for history subject, 2) the achievement test for history subject which is the multiple-choice exam, included 4 choices with 30 questions, and 3) the critical thinking test which is the multiple-choice exam, included 4 choices with 30 questions. The data were analyzed statistically through mean, standard deviation and t - test independent. The findings revealed that 1) Academic achievement in history Thonburi Kingdom By managing problem-based learning before studying had an average of 10.70 and after class had an average of 21.35. It was found that the post-learning achievement of problem-based learning was higher than before. at a statistical significance level of 0.05 2) Analytical thinking skills in history Thonburi Kingdom By managing problem-based learning before class had an average of 12.03 and after class had an average of 22.33. It was found that analytical thinking skills after learning by problem-based learning management were higher than before. at a statistical significance level of 0.05