Development of Geographical Skills by Using Inquiry Teaching and Area-Based Learning Methods for Primary School Students Under Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The objectives of the research were 1) to evaluate geographical skills by using inquiry teaching and area-based learning methods for primary school students with the criterion of 75%, 2) to compare learning achievement between before and after learning by using inquiry teaching and area-based learning methods, and 3) to study the satisfaction of the students towards learning activities by using inquiry teaching and area-based learning methods. The samples were 20 students studying in the sixth grade at Wat Ban Heep School under Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. They were randomized by multi-stage sampling. The research instruments were lesson plans on the subject of social studies on geography, a learning achievement test, a geographic skill test, and a questionnaire used to evaluate the students’ satisfaction. The statistics used to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test.

              The research findings were as follows.

1. The students learned by using inquiry teaching and area-based learning methods had the geography skills by 83.64% which was higher than the criterion regulated.
2. The learning achievement of the students learning by using inquiry teaching and area-based learning methods after learning was higher than that before learning with the statistical significance at the level of .05.
3. The students were satisfied the learning activity management by using inquiry teaching and area-based learning methods at the highest level ( x̅ = 4.50, S = 0.42).