Using Cooperative Learning Group Activities, Learning Together Techniques Combined with the PGRADE Process to Develop Prevocational Skills for Students with Intellectual Disabilities at Chiang Rai Panyanukun School

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop cooperative learning group activities by combining learning together techniques with the PGRADE process; 2) to examine the effects of using these cooperative learning group activities; and 3) to compare scores of communication skills and teamwork skills before and after using the cooperative learning group activities in developing prevocational skills for students with intellectual disabilities. The target group consisted of four high school students with intellectual disabilities selected through purposive sampling. Research tools included an assessment of communication skills and teamwork skills, a vocational readiness skills recording form based on the PGRADE process, cooperative learning group activities, and an individual implementation plan (IIP). The research design employed a case study using the ABA design, and data were analyzed using means, percentages, and standard deviations. The study yielded the following results: 1) the cooperative learning group activities, incorporating learning together techniques combined with the PGRADE process across five stages (preparation, presentation, group activity implementation, performance evaluation, and lesson summary and group performance assessment), were found to be highly suitable. 2) Communication and teamwork scores demonstrated continuous improvement in each activity. 3) Post-activity scores for communication skills and teamwork skills were higher compared to the pre-activity scores when using cooperative learning group activities with learning together techniques combined with the PGRADE process.