Development of Instructional Model promoting Students' Analytical Thinking

Abstract

This study aimed to: 1) examine current conditions and teachers' needs for learning organization to develop the students' analytical thinking process, 2) develop the teachers' learning organization development model promoting the students' analyti- cal thinking process, and 3) examine effectiveness of the learning organization development model promoting the students' analytical thinking process. The study was divided into 3 phases. Phase 1 examined current conditions and teachers' needs for learning organization. The target group consisted of 26 Phet Phitthayasan School teachers. Phase 2 developed the teachers' learning organization model for developing the students' analytical thinking process. The target group consisted of 22 fourth grade interval teachers at Phet Phitthayasan School. Phase 3 investigated effectiveness of the learning organization development model promoting the students' analytical thinking process. The target group consisted of 22 fourth grade interval teachers at Phet Phitthayasan School. The sample consisted of 160 fourth grade interval students in the academic year 2008. The instruments used in the study were a questionnaire on current conditions and needs for learning organization promoting the students' analytical thinking process, a test of students' analytical thinking, an evaluation form, plans for learning organization emphasizing analytical thinking, and a scale on attitude toward implementing knowledge in learning organization promoting analytical thinking. The statistics used in the study were mean () and standard deviation (S.D.).1Director of Phet Phitthayasan School the results of the study were as follows:1. In Phase 1 the conditions of teachers' learning organization for developing the students' analytical thinking process as a whole were at a medium level, and the teachers' needs for learning organization for developing the students' analytical thinking process as a whole were at the highest level. In Phase 2 the teachers' learning organization development model for developing the students' analytical thinking process focused on teacher development in 3 aspects: basic knowledge of analytical thinking, traning in the analytical thinking process to teachers, and knowledge of teaching analytical thinking with 6 development stages: preparing readiness, presenting problem situation, training in individual thinking, training in subgroup thinking, presenting or discussing thinking outcomes, and evaluating the thinking process.In Phase 3 the effectivenes of the learning organiza- tion development model for developing the students' analytical thinking process revealed the following:1) The teachers attending the training according to the model mentioned increased their mean score on analytical thinking at the .01 level of statistical significance. 2) Of all the teachers attending the training according to the model mentioned, 13 teachers could prepare learning plans emphasizing analytical thinking at the "very good quality" level; and g teachers at a good level.3) The teachers attending the training had attitudes toward implementing knowledge in learning organization for developing the teachers' analytical thinking process at the highest level. 4) The students increased their mean score on analytical thinking at the .01 level of statistical significance.