Development of instructional model using problem-based learning with lateral thinking on virtual world to enhance creative problem-solving of the undergraduate students
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to analyze need assessment 2) to develop an instructional model 3) to try out an instructional model and 4) to propose an instructional model. The subjects in model development consisted of 7 experts. The subjects in the model experiment were 29 undergraduate students. The research instruments consisted of an expert interview form, a model evaluation form, a virtual world, and a lesson plan. The data-gathering instruments consisted of a creative problem-solving measurement and a students satisfaction questionnaire towards the instructional model. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The research results indicated that: The instructional model consisted of 4 components ; 1) virtual world, 2) problem-based learning with lateral thinking, 3) roles of learner and facilitator, and 4) measurement and evaluation, which contained by 7 processes ; 1) to enter the virtual world and group interaction, 2) to define the issue within the group, 3) to collect data from online learning resources to solve the problem, 4) to consider the solutions for solving the problem within the group, 5) to create the creative works together on the virtual world, 6) to review and present by using online tools, and 7) to assess in learning, how to solution and products. The experimental results of using the instructional model indicated that the score comparison of the first, the third and the fifth experiment shows a higher statistically significant difference at .05 level.