The Effect of using Web Based Instruction Model Based on Constructionism to Develop Agricultural Students’ Creative Thinking of Thailand

Abstract

This research had the objectives to: 1) develop the Web-based instruction model based on constructionism to develop agricultural students’ creative thinking appropriately; 2) develop the Web-based instruction based on constructionism to develop agricultural students’ creative thinking with an efficiency criterion; 3) to study the creativity development of agricultural vocational students with Web-based instruction model based on constructionism all 4 regions of Thailand; and 4) evaluate the satisfaction of students on the Web-based instruction for creativity enhancement. The population in this study consisted of 809 vocational students studying in the major of animal science at the agricultural and technology colleges, in 4 regions of Thailand. The simple randomization was used whereas 82 samples were obtained. The collection data were analyzed using the mean, standard deviation, match paired independent t-test and One-way ANOVA. The research results found that the Web-based instruction based on constructionism for creativity enhancement had the appropriateness in a high level. The Web-based instruction for creativity enhancement among students in 4 regions of Thailand had the efficiency of 80.70/81.47 criterion whereas the creativity enhancement among in 4 regions of Thailand found that the post-test score was higher than pre-test score with statistical significance at the level of .05. However, the average scores on the creativity of students in 4 regions of Thailand were not statistically significant. The result also revealed that the students were satisfied with the development of Web-based instruction for creativity enhancement in a high level.