The Effects of Learning Through Hands – On Activities on Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of Fractions on Mathayomsuksa 1 Students
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hands – on activities, fraction, teaching mathematicsAbstract
The purpose of this research was to study the effects of using hands-on activities on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions on Mathayomsuksa one students. The participants were 40 Mathayomsuksa one students at a very large size School in Bangkok in the second semester of the academic year 2017. The research instruments consisted of eight lesson plans designed by using hands-on activities and the achievement test on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions. The data analysis was divided into two parts. The data from the achievement test were analyzed by using percentage, mean, and standard deviation and compared to the criterion percentage of 60. The data from observation focusing on students’ behavior during learning and data from students’ worksheets were analyzed by using content analysis to summarize learning behavior resulted from learning through the hands - on activities. The results reveled that 1) Matthayomsuksa one students’ learning achievement on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions higher than 60% (percentage criteria) and 2) using hands-on activities enhanced students learning behaviors. It could help students construct the concepts by themselves. The students had more participation in term of sharing their knowledge. The students could connect prior knowledge to construct the new knowledge.
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