The Effects of Learning Management Using The 4MAT Technique Integrated with Board Games to Enhance Systems Thinking of Grade 7 Students at Dongtanwittaya School, Mueang District, Lopburi Province

Abstract

   This research aimed to: 1. examine Grade 7 students’ systematic thinking ability after implementing learning management using the 4MAT technique combined with board games; 2. compare their learning achievement before and after implementing the learning management, and 3. investigate the students’ satisfaction level toward the learning management. The sample consisted of 34 Grade 7 students from Class 7/1 at Dongtanwittaya School, Mueang District, Lopburi Province, during the first semester of the 2025 academic year, selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included lesson plans, a systems thinking ability test, a learning achievement test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test.

   The research findings revealed that: 1. the students’ systematic thinking ability after implementing learning management using the 4MAT technique combined with board games was, overall, at a high level ( = 4.17, S.D. = 0.48); 2. the students’ post-learning achievement ( = 25.03, S.D. = 1.21) was significantly higher than the pre-learning achievement ( = 15.74, S.D. = 2.01) at the .05 level of statistical significance, and 3. The students' satisfaction with the learning management was, overall, at a high level ( = 4.50, S.D. = 0.48).