EFFECTS OF ORGANIZING MATHEMATICS LEARNING ACTIVITIES USING CONTEXTUAL TEACHING STRATEGIES ON MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTION ABILITY OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to compare the mathematical knowledge after learning between groups learning by using contextual teaching strategies and conventional approach 2) to compare mathematical connection ability of students by using contextual teaching strategies between before and after learning. 3) to compare the mathematical connection abilities after learning of students between groups learning by using contextual teaching strategies and conventional approach. 4) to study development of mathematical connection ability of students group learning by using contextual teaching strategies. The subjects were eighth grade students of Samutsakhonburana in the second semester of the academic year 2015. There were 49 students in the experimental group and 50 students in the control group. The instruments for data collection were mathematical knowledge tests, mathematical connection ability tests. The experimental instruments constructed by the researcher were lesson plans using contextual teaching strategies as well as conventional plan. The data were analyzed by mean of arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and content analysis. The results of the study revealed that1) the mathematical knowledge of students in experimental group was higher than those of students in control group at.05 level of significance. 2) the mathematical connection ability of students in the experimental group after learning, were statistically higher than those before at .05 level of significance. 3) the mathematical connection ability of students in experimental group was higher than those of students in control group at.05 level of significance. 4) the connection ability of students in group learning by using contextual teaching strategies were developed in positive direction.