Thinking style for 21th century learning of undergraduate students : a comparison study between Faculty of Education Burapha University, Thailand and Lao National University, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Abstract:
This is the study report in the topic of Thinking style for 21 st century learning of undergraduate students: a comparative study between faculty of education, National University of Laos. The purpose is to study and develop thinking patterns. The research process and research results are as follows. Step one is to study the Thinking style for 21st century learning of undergraduate students. Comparison between faculty of education, Burapha University, Thailand and faculty of education, National University of Laos. The samples used in this study are 200 teacher students from faculty of education, Burapha University and 200 teacher students from National University of Laos. The results were as follows. 1) A confirmatory factory analysis of Thinking style for 21 st century learning of undergraduate students (The program LISREL) found that the model confirmatory factor analysis of Thinking style for 21 st century learning of family member consist of 5 components: There are; duty dimension, level dimension, border dimension and incline dimension. They are consistent with empirical data, with high standard component in the statistical significance at 0.1 level and they can be measured as the elements of a form of thought. 2) When parsing a sample of teacher students from Faculty of Education Burapha University and teacher students of the National University of Laos, research found that the Thinking style for 21 st century learning of undergraduate students from two universities consists of 5 components: There are; duty dimension, pattern dimension, level dimension, border dimension and incline dimension. They are consistent with empirical data, with high standard component in the statistical significance at 0.1 level and they can be measured as the elements of a form of thought. Step two is to develop programs that enhance the Thinking style for 21 st century learning of undergraduate students Researchers have developed the Thinking style for 21 st century learning of undergraduate students with a framework for developing cognitive skills, Principles of Psychology, Principles of Learning, Principles of curriculum development and instruction. They are well were integrated to create a curriculum with the development of thought patterns in 5 dimensions. There are: duty dimension, pattern dimension, level dimension, The training course is to develop thinking patterns. It takes six hours of training quality and efficiency. 3) To study the effects of trial curriculum for enhancing the thinking style for 21 st century learning. The samples are 40 teacher students from faculty of Education, Burapha University who have scores on thinking patterns below than 25 percentile. The results of trial curriculum for enhancing the thinking style for 21 st century leaning found that the samples have average scores of thinking style for 21 st century learning as a whole was higher than before training (X = 5.12 > X = 4.81), statistically significant level 0.5 (t = 4.907, P = .000) when consider separate element found that The duty dimensional element was found that the samples after attending the training course of thinking style for 21 st century learning. They have average score higher than before training (X = 5.16> X = 4.71), statistically significant at .05 level (t = 4.577, P = .000). The pattern dimensional element was found that the samples after attending the training course of thinking style for 21 st century learning. They have average scores higher than before training (X = 5.09> X = 4.67), statistically significant at 0.5 level ( t= 3.515, P = .001). The level dimensional element was found that the samples after attending the training course of thinking style for 21 st century learning. They have average score higher than before training was found that the sample after attending the training course of thinking style for 21 st century learning. They have average scores higher than before training ( X=5.16> X = 4.95), statistically significant at .05 level ( t= 2.159, P = .037). The border dimensional element was found that the samples after attending the training course of thinking style for 21 st century learning. They have average scores higher than before training (X = 5.28 > X = 5.05), statistically significant at .05 level ( t= 2.724, P =.010). The decline dimensional element was found that the sample after attending the training course of thinking style for 21 st century learning. They have average scores higher than before training (X = 4.92> X = 4.65), statistically significant at .05 level ( t= 2.980, P = .005).