A study on mathayomsuksa ii students achievement in social studies, religion and culture and critical thinking ability through the instructional methods based on 4 mat and 6 thinking hats

The purpose of this was to find the studying mathayomsuksa II students achievementin social studies, religion and culture and critical thinking ability through the instructional methods basedon 4 Mat and 6 thinking hats The sample of the study were 80 students of Mathayomsuksa IIof Srinakharinwirot University Laboratory School during the second semester of the 2010 academicyear. They were randomly selected by using cluster random sampling method and assigned intotwo groups, with 40 students in each. The first experimental group was taught through learning using4 Mat where as the second was taught through learning using 6 thinking hats. It took 20 teachingperiods for each group. The research design of this study was Randomized group Pretest-Posttest.The t-test Independent sample and t-test for dependent sample (Different score) was used for dataanalysis. The results of this study indicated that.1. The students approached by 4 Mat methods with 6 thinking hats model had achievementon social studies, religion and culture was not different.2. The students approached by 4 Mat methods had their higher Post-Test achievementon social studies, religion and culture than pre-test criterion at the 0.01 level of significance.3. The students approached by 6 thinking hats model had their higher Post-Test achievementon social studies, religion and culture than pre-test criterion at the 0.01 level of significance.4. The students approached by 4 Mat methods with 6 thinking hats model hadcritical thinking ability was not different. 5. The students approached by 4 Mat methods had critical thinking ability higher Post-Testthan pre-test criterion at the .01 level of significance.6. The students approached by 6 thinking hats model had critical thinking ability higherPost-Test than pre-test criterion at the 0.01 level of significance.