The Study of Economics Learning Achievement and Analytical Thinking Ability of Grade 5 Students Using Problem-based Learning

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1)  compare the learning achievements in Economics of  Grade 5 students  before and after using the problem-based learning, 2)  compare the learning achievement in Economics of Grade 5 students after using problem-based learning with the 70 percent judgement criterion and 3) to study  Grade 5 students’ analytical-thinking ability after using the problem-based learning with the 60 percent judgement criterion. The participants were 20 Grade 5 students studying at Ban Kokkrabuangsamukkee School, Ban Luam District, Nakhon Ratchasima during the Academic Year  2018 . The research tools were 1) the lesson plan based on the problem-based learning, 2) the achievement test in Economics and 3) the analytical-thinking test. The data were statistically analyzed by mean ( ), percentage, standard deviation (SD) and t-test (t-test for dependent and t-test for one sample).           The research findings were as follows:           1. The students’ learning achievement after using the problem-based learning was higher than before using the problem-based learning with statistical significance at .05            2. The students’ learning achievement after using the problem-based learning was higher than the 70 percent judgement criterion with statistical significance at .05            3. The students’ analytical thinking ability after using the problem-based learning was higher than the 60 percent judgement criterion with statistical significance at .05