EFFECTS OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES USING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INTEGRATED WITH GROUP PROCESS TECHNIQUES ON THE INNOVATIVENESS OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to compare the innovativeness of grade 5 students before and after participating in co-curricular activities implemented through project-based learning combined with group process techniques; and 2) to examine students’ satisfaction with the co-curricular activities implemented through project-based learning combined with group process techniques that influenced the innovativeness of grade 5 students. The sample consisted of 15 Grade 5 students from one classroom in Sathing Phra District, the second semester of the 2025 academic year under Songkhla Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The sample was selected using cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) co-curricular activities plans based on project-based learning combined with group process techniques 2) an observation checklists for innovator characteristics and 3) a student satisfaction questionnaire regarding to the co-curricular activities implemented through project-based learning combined with group process techniques. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The findings revealed that 1) the innovativeness of grade 5 students after participating in the co-curricular activities implemented through project-based learning combined with group process techniques was significantly higher than before participation at the .05 level, with a pre-test mean score of 10.47 and a posttest mean score of 22.37 and 2) the level of satisfaction of grade 5 students toward the co-curricular activities implemented through project-based learning combined with group process techniques was at the highest level, with a mean score of 4.84.