The Effects of Mathematics Learning Activities Management Related to Real Life Using KWDL Technique in the Topic of Application on Mathematics Learning Achievement and Mathematics Problems Solving Ability of Prathom Suksa V Students at Anubannakhon Si Thammarat Na Nakhon Utit School

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to (1)  compare mathematics learning achievement in the topic of Applications of Prathom Suksa V students in the group receiving learning management with the use of learning activities related to real life using KWDL technique with that of students in the group receiving learning management with the use of conventional learning activities; (2)  compare mathematics problems solving ability  of the students in the group receiving learning management with the use of learning activities related to real life using KWDL technique with that of students in the group receiving learning management with the use of conventional learning activities. The research sample consisted of 90 Prathom Suksa V students in two intact classrooms each of which containing 45 students, obtained by cluster random sampling from Prathom Suksa V students studying in the first semester of the 2015 academic year at Anuban Nakhon Si Thammarat “Na Nakhon Utit” School. The employed research instruments consisted of (1) mathematics learning management plans on the topic of Application with the use of learning activities related to real life using KWDL teachique; (2) mathematics learning management plans on the topic of Applications with the use of conventional learning activities; (3) an achievement test and (4) a mathematics problems solving ability test. Statistics employed for data analysis were the mean, standard deviation, and ANCOVA. Research findings revealed that (1) mathematics learning achievement of  the students in the group receiving learning management with the use of learning activities related to real life using KWDL was significantly higher than that of the students in the group receiving learning management with the use of conventional learning activities at the .05 level; and (2) mathematics problems solving ability of the students in the group receiving learning management with the use of learning activities related to real life using KWDL was significantly higher than that of the students in the group receiving learning management with the use of conventional learning activities at the .05 level.