The Effects of Learning Management based on the 7E Learning Cycle Emphasizing Practice on the Topic of Movement and Force on Science Achievement and Ability to Apply Science Knowledge in Daily Life of Mathayom Suksa II Students at Nam Som Pittayakhom School in Udon Thani Province

Abstract

       The purposes of this research were to (1) compare science learning achievement on the topic of Movement and Force of Mathayom Suksa II students who learned by using the 7E Learning Cycle Emphasizing Practice and those who learned by using traditional method and (2) compare ability to apply science knowledge in Daily Life of Mathayom Suksa II students who learned by using the 7E Learning Cycle Emphasizing Practice and those who learned by using traditional method. The research sample consisted of 25 Mathayom Suksa II students in two intact classrooms of Nam Som Pittayakhom School in Udon Thani Province, obtained by cluster random sampling. One class room was randomly assigned as an experimental group, another classroom was randomly assigned as the control group. The research instruments were learning management plans based on the 7E Learning Cycle Emphasizing Practice, a science learning achievement test, and a test on Ability to Apply Science Knowledge in Daily Life. The statistics used for data analysis were the mean, standard deviation and t-test. 
       Research findings indicated that (1) the post-science learning achievement of the Mathayom Suksa II students who learned by using the 7E Learning Cycle Emphasizing Practice was significantly higher than those who learned by using traditional method at the 0.05 level; and (2) the post-learning Ability to Apply Science Knowledge in Daily Life of the students who learned by using the 7E Learning Cycle Emphasizing Practice was significantly higher than those who learned by using traditional method at the 0.05 level.