The Development of Graduates Characteristics Based on the Identity of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University by Using Group Investigation Process

Abstract

     The purposes of this research were to study the effect of the development of graduates’ characteristics based on the identity of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University by using group investigation process and the samples were two groups of students in the Faculty of Education, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University who enrolled in the subject of EPC 2401 Psychology for Teacher. The research instruments consisted of a learning plan by using consisted of six steps: facing with the problem or challenging situation, problem discussion, planning to search for the knowledge, searching as planned, analyzing the data, making a conclusion, presentation and discussion, and making conclusion on the issues and problems which they needed to find out more. The other instruments were an evaluation form of graduates’ characteristics based on the identity of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University comprised leadership, curiosity, and thinking, and a questionnaire on the opinion toward learning by group investigation process. The data was analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, t-test and content analysis. 

     The results of the study were found that after learning by group investigation process, students in Science and Social Science Major had higher mean of the graduates’ characteristics based on the identity of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University than before learning at the statistically significant level of .001. The means of every aspects consisted of leadership, curiosity, and thinking increased because methods used in this research was the group investigation process which emphasized on process of inquiry, analytical thinking, reasoning, investigation, teamwork, and sharing by presenting the challenging issues and meaningful for students. Moreover, after learning, there was no statistical significant between the mean of the graduates’ characteristics based on the identity of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University of both groups of students in all aspects. This was because the objective of both groups also focused on team work, data collection, data analysis, and making the conclusion. In general, they also strongly agreed with learning by group investigation process in terms of teacher role, students role, and learning management which was from the activity that students had the chance to search the information and construct their own knowledge freely with the support of teacher who give them encouragement to think.