The Development of Analytical Thinking of Higher Primary School by Using Community Based Learning: A Case Study of Ban Kong Ko Sufficiency Economy Community

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. Develop a lesson plan for developing analytical thinking skills in upper elementary students using community-based learning 2. Study the analytical thinking skills of upper elementary students after participating in community-based learning activities 3. Study the learning outcomes of upper elementary students after participating in community-based learning activities and 4. Study the satisfaction of upper elementary students with the community-based learning activities aimed at developing analytical thinking skills. This was a quasi-experimental study using nine community-based learning lesson plans for upper elementary students, an analytical thinking test, a test on the Sufficiency Economy and a satisfaction questionnaire. The sample consisted of 26 upper elementary students from Ban Kong Ko School, selected using school as the random sampling unit. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The research findings showed that 1) The development of nine lesson plans for enhancing analytical thinking among upper-primary school students through community-based learning was evaluated as highly appropriate overall (x̄ = 4.19, S.D. = 0.41) 2) The students’ analytical thinking performance had a mean score of 16.42 (S.D. = 0.95, t = 2.282) 3) The students’ learning achievement after participating in the community-based learning activities had a mean score of 375.08 (S.D. = 12.23, t = 16.708), which was significantly higher than the predetermined criterion of 80% at the .05 significance level and 4) The students’ overall satisfaction with the learning activities designed to develop analytical thinking through community-based learning was rated at the highest level (x̄ = 4.53, S.D. = 0.16).