Using Group Investigation Model in Teaching Learning World Around Us at Grade 5 Sathit Primary School Pakse Teacher Training College

Abstract

        The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of using the group
investigation teaching model to teach the World Around Us subject to grade 5 primary students.
Specifically, the study aims to achieve the following objectives: 1) Evaluate the efficiency of
lesson plans designed for the group investigation teaching model based on a set criteria of
80/80. 2) Assess the effectiveness of the group investigation teaching model in facilitating
students' learning. 3) Determine the level of satisfaction among grade 5 primary students at
Sathit Primary School with the group investigation teaching model for the World Around Us
subject during the academic year 2021-2022. A purposive sampling method was used to select
30 students as the target group. The study utilized four lesson plans, four multiple choice preand post-learning assessments, small assessments in the form of four multiple-choice questions, and a 28-item assessment to evaluate students' satisfaction with the teaching and learning of the World Around Us subject using the group investigation teaching model.
       The study yielded the following findings:
1. The lesson plans designed for the group investigation teaching model for the World
Around Us subject for grade 5 primary students at Sathit Primary School demonstrated high
efficiency with a score of (E1/E2) = 87.66/83.16, exceeding the set criteria of (80/80).
2. The group investigation teaching model was found to be effective in facilitating
learning of the World Around Us subject for grade 5 primary students, with an effectiveness
index (EI) of 0.724, indicating a student progress rate of 72.40%.
3. Students' satisfaction with the teaching and learning of the World Around Us subject
using the group investigation teaching model for grade 5 primary students at Sathit Primary
School, Pakse Teacher Training College was high, with a satisfaction level of 82.14%.