Development of teachers' learning management emphasizing on analytical thinking in Thailand

The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop the teachers in learning management emphasizing on analytical thinking, and evaluation of development, and 2) to develop the students' analytical thinking so that they would have average score of analytical thinking not less than 70%, and there were 75% up of students passing criterion. There were 2 phases of this research. Phase 1: the teacher development in learning management emphasizing on analytical thinking, and evaluation of development. Phase 2: the students' analytical thinking development and evaluation. The target group consisted of 20 teachers in Science Learning Area, and 560 grades 3, 4, 7 and 9 Students of schools under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Thailand. Results of the research are as follows: 1) The effect of teacher development in learning management emphasizing on analytical thinking was that; (1) the trained teachers, had their post-test average score of analytical thinking for 35.09, or 77.98% which was higher than the specified criterion of 70%, (2) 13 trained teachers, or 65.00%, were able to establish a learning management plan focusing on analytical thinking, and had quality at the "Very Good" level, and 7 teachers, or 35.00%, at the "Good" level. 2) The findings of development in learning management focusing on analytical thinking, found that the students had a post-test average score in analytical thinking at 76.49%, and there were the number of students 79.83% passing criterion which was higher than the specified criterion. Students had overall satisfaction in learning management emphasizing analytical thinking at the "Highest" level. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu