The Development of Cooperative Learning Activities with Think-Pair-Share Technique on Citizenship for a Fifth Grade Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop cooperative learning activities with the Think-Pair-Share technique on citizenship for the efficiency criteria of 80/80, 2) to compare the analytical thinking ability of the students both before and after study, 3) to study the discipline of students, and 4) to study the students’ satisfaction with this learning activities. The sample group was a total of 20 students in the fifth grade in room number 4, Thesaban 4 Chaloem Phrakiat School, Mueang District, Kalasin Kalasin, obtained by cluster random sampling technique. The research instrument consisted of 1) the 10 lesson plans for cooperative learning activities with Think-Pair-Share techniques with its quality value from 4.82 to 4.90, 2) the 20 questions of achievement test for analytical thinking ability with the discrimination level from 0.25-1.00 and its reliability value of 0.83, 3) the 10 items of discipline observation with the IOC of 0.80-1.00, and 4) the 10 items of questionnaire measuring the student's satisfaction with the IOC of 0.80-1.00. The statistics used in the research were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results of the research found that; 1) the efficiency of cooperative learning activities with the Think-Pair-Share technique on citizenship was 81.12/82.25, 2) the students who studied cooperative learning activities with the Think-Pair-Share technique had higher scores in analytical thinking ability after studying at a statistical significance of .05, 3) the students who studied cooperative learning activities with the Think-Pair-Share techniques had a fair level of discipline for the first time, a good level for the second time, and a good level for the third time, and 4) the satisfaction’s scores of the students was at a high level overall.