The Development of Critical Thinking of Grade 9 Students Learning With Constructivist Web Based Learning Environment Integrated With Artificial Intelligence in Computing Science
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Critical thinking is of great importance in today's world. This study aimed to compare critical thinking of students before and after learning in a constructivist web-based learning environment integrated with artificial intelligence designed to enhance critical thinking. The sample group consisted of 42 grade 9 students enrolling in the computing science subject in the second semester of the academic year 2024 at Kanlayanawat school, Mueang Khon Kaen district, Khon Kaen province, which were selected by cluster random sampling. One group pretest-posttest design was employed in this study. The research instruments included a constructivist web-based learning environment integrated with AI to enhance critical thinking, a critical thinking test, and an interview form for students. Descriptive statistics, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics, dependent samples t-test were used to analyze data. The results revealed as follows: 1) The comparison of pretest and posttest scores of critical thinking of the students showed that posttest scores were significantly higher than pretest scores at the .05 level. 2) The comparison of the students’ critical thinking based on the interviews indicated that after learning in the organized learning environment, students were able to demonstrate all three main components of critical thinking – basic clarification, bases for decision making, and inference – more effectively than before learning in the provided environment.
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