THE DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHIC ABILITIES USING LEARNING MANAGEMENT BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL PROCESS AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

Abstract

Abstract

         Geography learning has changed from the original focus on content lectures to understanding the relationship between humans and the environment that affects human life and natural changes caused by human actions and nature itself. Learning the relationship between human actions and nature will encourage students to develop themselves. The objectives of this research were 1) to compare the results of learning geography by using geographic processes before and after learning, 2) to develop the student’s geographic ability using geographic processes together with cooperative learning, and 3) to examine the student’s satisfaction with learning using geographic processes together with cooperative learning. The sample selected by cluster random sampling consisted of 20 7th grade students at Ban Kham Nok Kok School, Ban Phaeng District, Nakhon Phanom Province. The instruments used to collect the data were comprised of learning management plans, an achievement test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The information obtained was analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test.  

          The results revealed that 1) after learning the amount of difference in the student’s achievement was found to be higher than that of the students before learning, which was significant at .66, 2) the student’s geographic ability was changed from moderate to the highest level; 3) the student’s satisfaction was found to be at a high level.