Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to 1) study a model component of critical thinking of elementary school students, 2) develop a management model for critical thinking of elementary school students, and 3) evaluate the management model for critical thinking of elementary school students, by using an integrated research. Samples were 102 primary school administrators and teachers under the office of Nakhonnayok Primary Educational Service Area. The evaluation of the second round of external quality assessment by the office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Public Organization) was at a fair level and improvement. The research instruments used in the study were: 1) interview form on components of a model, 2) questionnaires for the Delphi technique, 3) a manual of the model, 4) an evaluation form for assessment of the manual, 5) a satisfaction questionnaire in training by using the model, 6) an evaluation form for assessment the model from users. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, Standard Deviation, median, and quartile deviation.