Abstract:
The study applied an experimental research method with the following objectives: 1) to compare the learning achievement of the 6th elementary school students; 2) to compare the ability for problem-solving of the 6th elementary school students; and 3) to study the satisfaction of the 6th elementary school students towards the learning management by way of faith building according to Yonisomanasikāra. A sample group was acquired by means of purposive sampling and consisted of the 6th elementary school students, Wat Yang Yisae School, Krachan subdistrict, U Thong district, Suphanburi province, in a total of 26 students. The research instruments were 1) 4 active learning activity packages in Buddhism subject on the topic of Saddhā (4 kinds of faith); 2) the learning achievement test; and 3) the satisfaction assessment form. The acquired data were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test.
The results of the research are as follows: 1) Students who receive the teaching method by way of faith building according to Yonisomanasikāra have the posttest of learning achievement higher than the pretest with a statistical significance at 0.05 level. This is because it is the kind of learning that promotes students to learn together, to interact rationally within the group, between group and with the teachers. Students also get to develop their systematic thinking capability through the right methods, cultivate their wholesome thought and wisdom in order to solve problems appropriately and adapt in their daily lives happily; 2) Students who receive the teaching method by way of faith building according to Yonisomanasikāra have the posttest of problem-solving ability higher than the pretest with a statistical significance at 0.05 level. This is because the learning management based on faith building according to Yonisomanasikāra helps students to think systematically and follow the way of wisdom as they get to contemplate the reality of things. They also get to study the information, understand the problems, analyze and identify the problems, prioritize the problems, share opinions and help to find the alternatives to the solutions, and summarize as their own body of knowledge; and 3) Students have satisfaction towards the teaching method by way of faith building according to Yonisomanasikāra at a high level with a statistical significance at 0.05 level. This is because students feel that teachers are kalyāṇamittatā who provide them with opportunities to express opinions freely, encourage them to search for what is necessary for them, present problems that are the essence of the lesson, train to think according to the problem-solving thinking method, and discuss together with friends for summarizing the lesson.