Learning Management Platform to Enhance Computational Thinking in Computer Science Using a Flipped Classroom Technique for 6th Grade Students
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The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop a learning management platform to enhance computational thinking in computer science using a flipped classroom technique for 6th grade students; 2) to evaluate the efficiency of the learning management platform for enhancing computational thinking in computer science using a flipped classroom technique, according to the 80/80 standard criteria; 3) to determine the effectiveness index and learning achievement of the developed platform; and 4) to study the level of expert opinion on learning with the developed platform. The sample group consisted of 50 6th grade students from Assumption College Thonburi, Bangkok, selected through cluster random sampling with classrooms as the sampling unit, and 10 experts in educational innovation and technology selected using purposive sampling. The research instruments used were: 1) the learning management platform for enhancing computational thinking in computer science using a flipped classroom technique, 2) a learning achievement test, and 3) a platform quality evaluation form by experts. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The research revealed that the developed learning management platform for enhancing computational thinking in computer science using a flipped classroom technique had an efficiency of 81.55/83.98, which aligns with the 80/80 standard criteria. The effectiveness index was 0.8314. Students who learned with the system showed significantly higher post-test learning achievement than pre-test learning achievement at a statistical significance level of 0.05. Experts had a high level of opinion regarding the learning management platform for enhancing computational thinking in computer science using a flipped classroom technique. The research results yielded a prototype learning management platform to enhance computational thinking in computer science for 6th grade students that is efficient, can be practically used in teaching and learning, and enables learners to acquire skills and develop learning in computer science for subsequent science learning.
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