The Effects of Case-based Learning Combined with Problem-solving Technique in Human Resource Management Subject upon Problem-solving Thinking Abilities of Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Management Science Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to compare problem-solving thinking abilities of undergraduate students before and after learning with case- based learning combined with problem- solving technique and, 2) to examine undergraduate students’ satisfaction with outcomes of  learning activities organized by case- based learning combined with problem-solving technique. The participants were 14 students from the Banking - Financing Program and Marketing Program in the second semester of Academic Year 2019. They were chosen by purposive sampling technique. The instruments were ; 1) learning plans with high level of suitability (  = 4.45), 2) a four-multiple choice test of problem-solving thinking with the difficulty ranging from 0.30 to 0.57,  discrimination power ranging from 0.21 to 0.91, and reliability of 0.87 and, 3) a five-rating-scale questionnaire on  satisfaction with the validity from 0.67 to 1.00 and the reliability of 0.89. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation and dependent t -test. The results showed that 1) the students who were taught by case-based learning combined with problem solving-technique had  posttest scores  higher than pretest scores at the significance of 0.05, and 2) the students who  were taught by case-based  learning combined problem solving technique had  a high level of satisfaction (  = 4.47, S.D. = 0.49).