PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING: AN EFFICACIOUS WAY TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL AND PLEASANT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Kanrawee Busayanon (k.busayanon@gmail.com), Kittisak Laksana (kong.laksana@gmail.com), Alongkorn Ausawasowan (alongkorn.au@gmail.com) and Yasa Mahamarn (yasa39@gmail.com)
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Kanrawee Busayanon: Faculty of Education, Ramkhamhaeng University
Kittisak Laksana: Faculty of Education, Ramkhamhaeng University
Alongkorn Ausawasowan: Faculty of Education, Ramkhamhaeng University
Yasa Mahamarn: Faculty of Education, Ramkhamhaeng University

No 9412081, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the extent to which problem-based instruction can enhance pre-service Social Studies teachers? academic achievement and environmental problem-solving skills. A single group design experiment was conducted with 36 pre-service Social Studies teachers selected using the simple random sampling method. The research instruments employed in the study were: 1) five problem-based lesson plans, 2) a subjective test, and 3) a rubric to assess environmental problem-solving skills. Data obtained from a pre-test and a post-test were analyzed via a paired sample t-test. The findings reveal that after participating in the study, the pre-service Social Studies teachers? overall academic achievement and environmental problem-solving skills scores improved significantly, at a significance level of .05 with a large effect size of 2.843 and 6.500 respectively.

Keywords: Academic achievement; environmental problem-solving skills; pre-service teacher; problem-based instruction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 pages
Date: 2019-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 50th International Academic Conference, Paris, Oct 2019, pages 58-65

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