Development of Thai Language Critical Thinking Skills Following 4 MAT Learning Cycle Model for Matthayomsuksa 5 Students at Phrapariyattidham Schools of Wat Phrathat Chae Haeng, Phu Phiang District, Nan Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to construct and examine the efficiency of
learning management plan on Thai language critical thinking skills following the 4MAT
Learning Cycle Model for Matthayomsuksa 5 students; 2) to compare Thai language
critical thinking skills of Matthayomsuksa 5 students before and after implementing
learning management plan following the 4MAT Learning Cycle Model; and 3) to assess
satisfaction of Matthayomsuksa 5 students towards the implementation of the 4MAT
Learning Cycle Model. This quasi-experimental study recruited 9 Matthayomsuksa 5
students from Phrapariyattidham Schools of Wat Phrathat Chae Haeng, Phu Phiang
District, Nan Province in their semester 1/2021. The research instruments were learning
management plans developing Thai language critical thinking skills based on the 4MAT
Learning Cycle Model for Matthayomsuksa 5 students; achievement test on Thai
language critical thinking skills; and satisfaction questionnaire towards implementation
of the learning management activities based on 4MAT Learning Cycle Model.
The results showed that: 1) Thai language critical thinking skills learning
management plan based on the 4MAT Learning Cycle Model for Matthayomsuksa 5
students showed the efficiency (E1/E2) at 86.74/85.56 which were higher than the 80/80
standard. 2) The students’ posttest mean score on Thai language critical thinking skills
was higher than that of the pre-test in that the pre-test mean was 15.89 accounting for
52.96% while the posttest mean was 25.78 accounting for 85.93% and the progress
mean was 9.89 accounting for 63.68%. 3) The students showed the highest level of
satisfaction towards the learning management activities based on 4MAT Learning Cycle
Model at ( = 4.61, = 0.53).