The Effects of Hands-on Learning Activities in the Topic of Volume and Capacity on Mathematics Learning Achievement and Mathematical Connection Ability of Grade 3 Students at Banphot Burapha School Network, Nakhon Sawan Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to compare mathematics learning achievements in the topic of Volume and Capacity of grade 3 students at Watwiwittaram School in Nakhon Sawan province before and after learning with the hands-on learning activities; and 2) to compare mathematics connection ability in the topic of Volume and Capacity of grade 3 students before and after learning with the hands-on learning activities.

The research sample consisted of 19 grade 3 students an intact classroom of Wat Wiwittaram School in Nakhon Sawan province during the first semester of the 2020 academic year, obtained by cluster random sampling. The employed research instruments comprised 1) learning management plans with the hands-on learning activities in the topic of Volume and Capacity; 2) a mathematics learning achievement test in the topic of Volume and Capacity; and 3) a mathematics connection ability test in the topic of Volume and Capacity. Statistics employed for data analysis were the mean, standard deviation, and Wilcoxon sign-ranks test.

Research findings showed that 1) the post-learning mathematics learning achievement in the topic of Volume and Capacity of grade 3 students who learned with the hands-on learning activities was significantly higher than their pre-learning counterpart achievements at the .05 level; and 2) the post-learning mathematics connection ability in the topic of Volume and Capacity of grade 3 students who learned with the hands-on learning activities was significantly higher than their pre-learning counterpart achievements at the .05 level.