The Study of Lower Secondary Students Mathematical Problem Solving Abilities via Mathematics Camp

Abstract

         The purposes of this study are 1. To activities a mathematics camp which will develop students’ mathematical problem-solving abilities; and 2. To compare students’ mathematical problem-solving abilities before and after participation in the aforementioned mathematics camp. The participants of this study are 30 lower secondary students (Mathayomsuksa 1-3) from Bang Pa-in “Ratchanukroh 1” school. The participants were selected using purposive sampling. The instruments of this study were 1. 5 mathematical problem-solving activities, and 2. administration of a pretest/posttest. The statistical methods used throughout this study were arithmetic mean, standard deviation and t-test for dependent samples.

         The research finding were as follows 1) The activities of Mathematics camp activity for developing the ability to solve mathematical problems for lower secondary students of Bang Pa-in "Rachanukroh 1" School in 2019. The appropriateness was at the high level. The average is 4.33 and standard deviation is 0.62, and 2) The mathematical problem solving ability After joining Mathematics camp better than before joining is statistically significance at .05 level.