Development of Learning Skills by Using a Computer Assisted Instruction on Problem Solving with Equations to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills of the Fifth Grade Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a computer assisted instruction about problem solving with equations to enhance critical thinking skills of the fifth grade students. Two phases were undertaken in the study. The first phase aimed to develop and monitor the quality of the CAI in which five experts on design and CAI were the main group to evaluate it. The second was to test and evaluate the CAI in which 30 fifth grade students within Bankotabaru School in Yala province were the main participants. The data collected within the first academic term of 2017 in Thailand were analysed using descriptive statistics, such as percentages, means, standard deviations, and t-test.The results were that the CAI aiming to enhance critical thinking skills of the students were divided into 3 parts; 1) an introduction; 2) teaching processes; and 3) an evaluation. There was a higher percentage of critical thinking skills of the participants in association with before and after the use of the CAI at 52.18 and 80.41 with the difference value of 28.23 and the statistical significance of 0.05 level.