The Development of Mathematical Learning Activities Package on Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of Decimal by Using Problem-based Learning integrating with Creative Problem Solving Approach to Enhance Problem Solving Skills for Grade 6 Students
Abstract:
This research aimed to develop mathematical learning activities package on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimal by using problem-based learning integrating with creative problem solving approach to enhance problem solving skills of grade 6 students, to find the efficiency of the learning activities package, and to study on the problem solving skills and satisfaction towards learning. The samples were 35 grade 6 students of Bankokta school, Sungaipadi district, Narathiwat province gaining by cluster random sampling. The pretest and posttest were given to the students for assessing problem solving skills before and after learning respectively followed by the questionnaire for assessing the satisfaction towards learning. The researcher analyzed the efficiency of the mathematical learning activities package by using E1/E2 equal to 70/70 criteria. Paired sample t-Test was used to compare the problem solving skills score of the students before and after learning while one sample t-Test was used to compare the posttest score of problem solving skills with 70% criteria. Moreover, descriptive statistics were used to describe the satisfaction of the students towards learning through the learning activities package created by the researcher. The finding reveals that 1) the efficiency of the mathematical learning activities package is E1/E2 equal to 78.86/79.43 2) the problem solving skills of students after learning was significantly higher than before learning and also significantly higher than 70% criteria at 0.05 level of significant, and 3) the mean score of the satisfaction of the students towards learning through the mathematical learning activities package is 4.24 which is in the highest level.