Developing Blended Instruction to Enhance Logical Thinking Skills in Simple Program Design and Writing for Grade 6 Students

Abstract

         The purposes of this research were: 1) to develop a blended instruction management model with online learning for designing and writing simple programs for grade 6 students to meet the E1/E2 criteria of 75/75, and 2) to assess the logical thinking skills of students after learning with the online program. The study population was 20 grade 6 students at Wat Pluakket School, Rayong Province, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included an online learning program, a blended instruction management model, a learning management plan, a learning achievement test, and a logical thinking skills assessment test. Data analysis used mean, standard deviation, and E1/E2 statistics. The results were: 1) the online learning program for designing and writing simple programs for grade 6 students achieved efficiencies of 81.88/83.17, and 2) the logical thinking skills of 7 students were at the expert level 3 (high or good level), and the skills of 13 students were at the expert level 2 showing intermediate or pass level.