The Development of Learning and Innovation skills (4C) of Students Bachelor Degree Faculty of Education Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University with Active learning Management Process

Abstract

The purposes of this study were 1) to examine the learning and innovation skills (4C) of students 2) to compare the learning and innovation skills (4C) of students before and after taking active learning strategies and its effect size, and 3) to survey student’s satisfaction with active learning process. The sample was composed of a total of 58 second year students in the Faculty of Education, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University. The sample was selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments consisted of lesson plans, critical thinking skill test (C1), communication skill assessment (C2), collaborative assessment (C3) and creative thinking assessment (C4) and questionnaire on students’ satisfaction after taking the lessons. The data were analyzed by using fundamental statistics including mean, percentage, standard deviation, effect size, and t-test for dependent sample. The findings were as follows :

1. the results of the learning and innovation skills development (4C) of the students in the pretest, the lowest mean score was creative thinking skill (C4, 44.83%), followed by collaboration skill (C3, 47.32%), critical thinking skill (C1, 50.00%) and communication skill (C2, 57.47%). Referring to the post-test score, the highest score was collaboration skill (C3, 79.69%), creative thinking skill (C4, 77.83%), communication skill (C2, 76.29%) and critical thinking skill (C1, 70.26%).


2. After taking the active learning strategies, the average scores of the learning and innovation skills in the posttest were higher than the pretest scores at the 0.05 level.


3. The satisfaction survey indicated the student’s overall satisfaction towards the active learning process was at the highest level.