A Study of Learning Achievement on “Decimal Dilemmas” Brain-Challenge Learning Unit and Analytical Thinking of Grade 4 Students Using Brain-Based Learning with the Think-Pair-Square Technique

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to 1) compare grade 4 students’ learning achievement before and after learning using Brain-based learning with Think-Pair-Square technique, 2) compare grade 4 students’ learning achievement after learning using Brain-based learning with Think-Pair-Square technique with a criterion of 70 percent, and 3) compare analytical thinking of grade 4 students before and after learning using Brain-based learning with Think-Pair-Square technique.      The sample group of this study was 45 grade 4 students. The research instruments were lesson plans of Brain-based learning with Think-Pair-Square technique, an achievement test and analytical thinking test. The collected data was analyzed by percentage, mean, Standard Deviation and t-test. The findings of this research were  as followed: 1) learning achievement of grade 4 students after using Brain-based learning with Think-Pair-Square technique was significantly higher than before learning at the .05 level 2) learning achievement of grade 4 students after using Brain-based learning with Think-Pair-Square technique was not higher than 70% with statistical significance at the .05 level and 3) analytical thinking of grade 4 students after using Brain-based learning with Think-Pair-Square technique was significantly higher than before learning at the .05 level.