THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY BEHAVIORS ON THE SOUTH AFRICA CONTINENT TOPIC OF GRADE 9 STUDENTS OF DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL OF SUAN SUNANDHA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY BY USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM ALONG WITH ACTIVE LEARNING

Abstract

          This experimental research aimed to develop learning achievement in South Africa by using Google classroom along with Active learning to compare the learning achievement of students on South Africa lesson. The data was collected before and after using the Google classroom with Active learning to learn of students’ satisfaction toward the use of Google classroom along with Active learning and to develop self-responsibility in Social Studies subject on South Africa lesson by using Google classroom along with Active learning. The target group used in the research was 10 students of Mattayomsuksa 3, 2019 academic year, Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. The target group is chosen by purposive selection because the students did not pass the standard. The research instruments consisted of a lesson plans with the implementation of Google classroom teaching method with Active learning on South Africa lesson, pre-and-post achievement test, and satisfaction questionnaire on the use of Google classroom with Active learning and the student's responsibility behavior after using Google classroom. The content validity is checked by means of IOC (Item Objective Congruence Index). The means and standard deviation are used for the analysis and presentation of data. The study indicated that the learning achievement on South Africa's principles lesson by using Google classroom with Active learning, before learning the mean was at Xˉ = 3.12 and the standard deviation was SD = 0.58. This is because the use of Google classroom with Active learning allowed students to research and practice together in finding answers on their own for activities in Google classroom. As a results, students had developed their learning potential effectively after students have studied by using Google classroom with Active learning. The students’ learning achievement increased by comparison with the pre-test, the mean was Xˉ = 5.95 and the standard deviation was SD = 0.69. The students were satisfied with the use of Google classroom with Active Learning. Overall, the average of Xˉ = 4.83 with the SD deviation = 0.28 and the result of the record of student's responsibility behavior after using Google classroom passed the evaluation of 95% meaning that most of the students had a total score between 6-10 points from all the 5 times of the assignments. Google classroom along with Active learning implementation are suitable for developing potentials of the learners. Google classroom can help developed students to improve themselves and encourage them to be more responsible for the tasks assigned. In this regard, active learning will increase the motivation for learning resulting in a better learning atmosphere so that students can understand the lesson easier and be more attentive which corresponds to the National Education Act 2010, Section 24 stating that teaching and learning must take into account on the differences between people, individual thinking process and their problem-solving management from real experiences in the teaching style that implements Active learning.