The development of blended learning using activity-based to think out of the box techniques for encourage creativity at the undergraduate level

Abstract

The research was divided into three phases: 1) problem analysis, 2) development of a blended learning model and 3) model implementation. In the first phase, the author focused on analyzing the problems of creative thinking of undergraduate students of Rajabhat Universities and the problems of instructional management for undergraduate students of Rajabhat Universities. In the second phase, the author developed a blended learning model by using activity-based learning with lateral thinking technique and assessed the appropriateness of the model for improving undergraduate-level creative thinking skills. In the third phase, the author implemented the instructional model with the second year students of the Computer Education Program at Rajabhat Mahasarakham University and assessed the efficiency of the model and surveyed the satisfaction of the students with the instructional model for improving creative thinking. The samples were selected by simple random sampling. The research results showed that the overall creative thinking of Rajabhat university undergraduate students was at a moderate level, and the problem of the instruction on creative thinking of  Rajabhat universities was at a high level. Regarding the blended learning model, the average appropriateness of the model for improving creative thinking  of undergraduate students of Rajabhat universities was at  a high level (= 4.35). The findings indicated that the efficiency of the model for improving creative thinking of Rajabhat university students was 80/80. Additionally, the findings revealed that the average creative thinking of the experimental group and control group was significantly different at the .05 level. The average creative thinking of the students after using the blended learning model improved significantly. Finally, the overall satisfaction of the students with the blended learning model was at the highest level ( = 4.51).