A Comparison of Learning Achievement Using Active Learning Management in the Course “Science Learning Management for Elementary Education” among General Science Students, Faculty of Education and Human Development, Sisaket Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the students’ learning achievement before and after learning through the Active Learning instructional approach and 2) investigate the students’ satisfaction toward learning management through the Active Learning approach. This study was conducted using a quasi-experimental research design employing a one-group pretest–posttest design. The population consisted of 201 students in the General Science Program, Faculty of Education and Human Development, Sisaket Rajabhat University, enrolled in the first semester of the academic year 2025. The sample group consisted of 56 third-year students in the General Science Program, Faculty of Education and Human Development, Sisaket Rajabhat University, enrolled in the first semester of the academic year 2025. The participants were selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments consisted of 1) lesson plans based on the Active Learning instructional approach (TQF 3 for the course “Science Learning Management at the Elementary Education Level”), 2) a learning achievement test based on the Active Learning instructional approach, and 3) a questionnaire assessing students’ satisfaction toward learning management through the Active Learning approach. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the paired samples t-test.

The research findings revealed that: 1) the learning achievement of students after learning through the Active Learning instructional approach was significantly higher than that before learning at the .05 level of statistical significance; and 2) the students’ satisfaction toward learning management through the Active Learning instructional approach was overall at a high level.