A Comparative Study of Learning Achievement in the Database Management System Course Among High Vocational Certificate Students in the Digital Business Technology Program Using Cooperative Learning With the Jigsaw Technique
Keywords:
Learning achievement, Database Management Systems, Jigsaw cooperative learning techniqueAbstract
The objectives of this research were: (1) to enhance the learning achievement of students in the Database Management Systems course in the Advanced Vocational Certificate program, Digital Business Technology major, Phitsanulok Vocational College, through the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique; (2) to compare the learning achievement of students taught using the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique with those taught using the traditional lecture-based method in the Database Management Systems course; and (3) to compare the learning achievement of students before and after being taught using the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique in the same course. The sample consisted of 66 students enrolled in the Advanced Vocational Certificate program in Digital Business Technology at Phitsanulok Vocational College in the first semester of the 2023 academic year. The sample was divided into two groups. The instruments used in this study included lesson plans based on the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique, pre-tests, post-tests, and achievement tests. Data were analyzed using arithmetic mean (X̅), standard deviation (S.D.), percentage, and t-test. The results indicated that students taught using the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique demonstrated significantly higher learning achievement in the Database Management Systems course compared to those taught using the traditional lecture method, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.
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