Study of Mathematical Achievement Analytical Thinking Skills and Problem Solving Skills of the Second-Year Pre-Cadets by Learning Management According to the 7-Stage Learning Cycle (7E) and The SSCS Model

Abstract

The purposes of the research are 1) to study mathematical achievement in Calculus, 2) to study analytical thinking skills, 3) to study problem solving skills, and 4) to study satisfaction of the second-year pre-cadets towards learning management according to the 7-stage learning cycle (7E) and the SSCS model. The research methodology is quasi-experimental research with the use of one group pretest-posttest design method. The research was carried out in the second semester of the academic year 2020 at the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, National Defence Studies Institute, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. The participants are 66 second-year pre-cadets sampled by using cluster sampling. The research instruments are 1) mathematical achievement test of Calculus, which consist of 40 items divided into 30 multiplechoice questions for the analytical thinking skills test and 10 subjective questions for problem solving skills test, 2) Calculus learning management plan according to the 7-stage learning cycle (7E) and the SSCS model, which consists of 17 plans., and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire towards learning management based on the 7-stage learning cycle (7E) and the SSCS model, which is a five-level scale questionnaire of 18 items. The data were analyzed to find the mean, standard deviation, percentage, and T-test for comparing mathematical achievement before and after learning (Paired-Samples T-test) and comparing the achievement with the specified criteria (One-Sample T-test).

The research findings show that the mathematical achievement on Calculus of the second-year pre-cadets after engaging in learning management according to the 7-stage learning cycle (7E) and the SSCS model is higher than before with statistical significance at the 0.05 level and the mathematical achievement pass the specified criteria, which is not lower than 75 percent with statistical significance at the 0.05 level. The analytical thinking skills and the problem solving skills of the second-year pre-cadets who have engaged in learning management according to the 7-stage learning cycle (7E) and the SSCS model pass the specified criteria, which is not lower than 75 percent with statistical significance at the .05 level. The satisfaction of the second-year pre-cadets towards learning management according to the 7-level learning cycle (7E) and the SSCS model is at a high level.