The Development of Learning Activities about Ecosystem Using the Inspiration Technique for Mattayomsuksa 3 Students

Environmental education is a process of study about the relationship between human and natural environment and human beings created. The aim of human knowledge, awareness, attitudes, skills, participation and evaluation of environmental problems as well as behavior modification of lifestyle in accordance with the current situation of environment through effective learning process. This Research aimed to study and compare effects of learning environmental education by uses of two approaches:Inspiration techniques and those students using the teacher’s handbook on knowledge, awareness and environmental conservation behavior of 96 Mattayomsuksa 3(grade 9) students with different learning achievements from 2 classes were participated in the study. These students were selected using the cluster random sampling technique from Yasothonpittayakhom school, Yasothon province under the office of Secondary Education Region, Zone 28. They were assigned to an experimental group of 48 students learned using the Inspiration techniques and control group of 48 learned using the teacher’s handbook. Research instruments included (1) 6 plans of learning organization using the Inspiration techniques (2) 6 plans of learning organization using the teacher’s handbook, each plan for 3 hours of learning in each week ; (3) the test on knowledge with 40 items has reliability of .771; (4) an awareness questionnaire with 5 subscales and 30 items has reliability of .951 ; and (5) a test on environmental conservation behaviors 5 subscales and 30 items has reliability of .947. The data were analyzed by a percentage, a mean, a standard deviation and for testing hypotheses the pair t-test and the F-test (Two?way MANCOVA and ANCOVA) were employ. The results findings revealed that the lesson plans using the Inspiration techniques had an effectiveness index of 0.7379. The students of the experimental group showed gains in knowledge, awareness and environmental conservation behaviors from before learning (p < .001*). The students with different learning achievements and study with different method had knowledge, awareness and environmental conservation behavior different. The students with learning styles using techniques inspiring knowledge, awareness and environmental conservation behavior than the students in teaching learning model (P .05). In conclusion, the development of learning activities about ecosystem using the technique Inspiration for Mattayomsuksa 3 students to develop knowledge, awareness and environmental conservation behavior of students effectively. Therefore, it should promote and support teachers and related agencies to bring this learning model to use in teaching environment study