ความสามารถในการคิดอย่างมีวิจารณญาณของเด็กปฐมวัย ที่ได้รับการจัดประสบการณ์การสร้างสรรค์ความรู้ด้วยตนเอง

Abstract

The objectives of this independent study were 1) to design constructivist experience lesson plans for early childhood children, 2) to study early childhood children’s critical thinking competency after learning through constructivist experience lesson plans, and 3) to study the children’s achievement after learning through constructivist experience lesson plans. The target group used in this study was 23 kindergarten 2 students who studied in the 2nd semester of 2019 academic year at Jaomaelaung 1 School, Fang district, under the attachment of Chiangmai Primary Education Service Area Office 3. The instruments used in this study were 1) one of constructivist experience lesson plans for early childhood children quality assessment, 2) critical thinking competency assessment, and 3) achievement assessment after learning through constructivist experience lesson plans. Data was analyzed by computing average percentage and presented through tables with description. The result found that: 1. There were five units of constructivist experience lesson plans for early childhood children, which were unit 1-substance of colors, unit 2- weigh, volume, and measure, unit 3-clock, unit 4-King Rama IX’s work, and unit 5- candle light led knowledge (project work). There were total of 27 constructivist experience plans. The constructivist experience arrangement plans were effective that were able to enhance children critical thinking competency and to improve the target children to suitable construct their own knowledge. 2. Early childhood children’s critical thinking competency after learning through constructivist experience lesson plans was higher than the set criteria of 70.00 percent. 3. The 23 children’s achievement after learning through constructivist experience lesson plans found that 20 children earned achievement point average score higher than the set criteria of 80.00. There were three children did not pass the set criteria because they did not learn through the plans every day according to their sickness.