The Design and Development of Digital Learning Environment to Enhance Students' Problem Solving

Abstract

Problem-solving skills let students apply what they learn instead of just recalling information. It is a valuable skill in a wide range of fields. Knowing how to solve problems enables students to think critically. The purposes of this research were to: (l) design and develop constructivist web-based learning environment to enhance students' problem solving, and (2) to examine the students' problem solving. The target group was 33 students who were studying in grade 10 in the second semester of the 2015 academic year at Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University Secondary School. The research methcxiology was one shot case study. The data were collected and analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The quantitative data analysis included learning achievement for problem solving achievement through the use of basic statistics which are percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The qualitative data analysis included problem solving through protocol analysis. The results revealed that: (l) the constructivist web-based learning environment to enhance students' problem solving. These included (l) Problem base (2) Information Resource (3) Cognitive Tools (4) Collaborations Tools (5) Problem solving tools (6) Related cases (7) Coaching (8) Scaffolding. And (2) Students' problem solving that the student show process in 4 step: l) Articulate problem space and contextual constraints, 2) Identify and clarify the cause of the problem, 3) Generate possible problem solutions, 4) Select problem solution to problem solving and 87.87% of the total learners passed the 70% criterion of the specified scores.