DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING ACTIVITY PACKAGES TO PROMOTE ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING USING THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT BASED ON 7 STEPS INQUIRY (7Es) ON DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IN BIOLOGY 4 SUBJECT FOR MATHAYOMSUKSA 5 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) develop learning activity packages to promote analytical and critical thinking through the learning management based on the 7-step inquiry (7Es) on the topic of the digestive system, in Biology 4 course for Mathayomsuksa 5 students, achieving an effectiveness criterion of 80/80, 2) examine the effects after the implementation of the developed learning activity packages, and 3) examine the student satisfaction after the intervention. The sample consisted of students in Mathayomsuksa 5/1 studying in the first semester of the 2024 academic year at Sriwilaiwittaya School, Bueng Kan Province. The students were selected from cluster random sampling using the classroom as the unit for randomization. The research tools included 1) eight sets of learning activity packages, 2) eight lesson plans, 3) a learning achievement test, 4) an analytical thinking test, 5) a critical thinking test, and 6) a satisfaction assessment toward learning through the developed learning activity packages. Statistics for data analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation, and hypothesis testing using the t–test for Dependent Samples.

The research found that the efficiency of the developed learning activity packages to promote analytical and critical thinking through the developed learning management was 85.99/85.47, which was higher than the specified criteria of 80/80. The students’ learning achievement score, analytical thinking, and critical thinking after the intervention were higher than those before at the .05 level of significance. The student satisfaction toward learning through the developed learning activity packages was at the highest level, with an average score of 4.59 and a standard deviation of 0.57.