Study of Thai Literature Achievement of Matthayomsuksa 1 Students by Cooperative Learning Skill Based on Jigsaw 3 and Questioning Technique to Develop Thinking

Abstract

            The purposes of this research were: 1) to study Thai Literature achievement of matthayomsuksa 1 students before and after instruction using cooperative learning based on Jigsaw III with thinking development questions; 2) to study cooperative learning skills of matthayomsuksa 1 students before and after learning; and 3) to study student’s opinions toward the instruction. The sample of this research were 36 students in matthayomsuksa 1/1 at Watkohwangsai school, Mueang Nakhon Pathom District, Nakhon Pathom, derived by simple random sampling. The research instruments were: 1) lesson plans; 2) a learning achievement test; 3) cooperative skills evaluation form; and 4) questionnaire survey of student’s opinions toward learning. Data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and t-test

            The results showed that: 1) Thai literature achievement of matthayomsuksa 1 students after taught by cooperative learning based on Jigsaw III with thinking development questions was higher than that of before with statistical significance at .05; 2) cooperative learning skills of matthayomsuksa 1 students after using Jigsaw III was higher than that of before with statistical significance at .05; and 3) student’s opinions toward the learning through cooperative learning based on Jigsaw III with thinking development questions were positive at a good level.