The Research Synthesis about Learning Management Methods Effecting on Student’s Mathematical Connection Skills in Secondary Level

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the characteristics of researches 2) evaluate the researches quality and 3) compare the effect sizes of the learning management methods effecting on student’s mathematical connection skills in secondary level classified by the characteristics of the researches. The researches that was synthesized were 50 graduated thesis. The instruments were research quality evaluative form and research characteristics coding form. The data analysis included descriptive statistics and one way ANOVA. The finding were as follows:
1. Most of the research studies synthesized were published in 2017, from Burapha University and Naresuan University, within the Faculty of Education, in the Mathematics Education field, employed instructional methods such as Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) and Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Most of the studies were conducted with Grade 9 students, and each study employed an experimental period of one semester. The type of mathematical connection is the intra-subject (within the mathematic subject). The most frequently used content in mathematics was Content 1: Numbers and Algebra. The most frequently used research designs were the One - Shot Case Study or One - Group Posttest - Only Design, One - Group Pretest - Posttest Design and Pretest - Posttest Nonrandomized Design or Two - Group Pretest - Posttest Design. The most frequently used instruments were Activity Packages or lesson plans and tests. The most frequently used random sampling was cluster random sampling. The largest sample sizes used in the studies ranged from 40 to 49 participants. Validity was the most frequently used method for assessing research quality. The mean and standard deviation were the most frequently used statistics. And t-test was the most frequently used statistical test for hypothesis testing.
2. The result of evaluated the researches quality was found that overall the researches quality was great.
3.  The result of compared the effect sizes was no differences across all 9 variables.