Action Research on Developing Scientific Literacy in Animal Anatomy and Physiology Topic Using Argument-Driven Inquiry Method for 11th Grade Students

Abstract

The PISA score of Thailand is low when compared with other countries. Similarly, the classroom observation there was little connection between students’ behavior and scientific literacy. The objectives of the action research is to examine the one of the argument-driven inquiry method and its effect developing students’ scientific literacy in animal and physiology.  The target group of this research consisted of 24 students of 11^th grade from a science high school in Phitsanulok province.

The research findings, revealed that the argument-driven inquiry learning method can improve students’ scientific literacy in animal anatomy and physiology. The students’ competency to explain phenomena scientifically was the most improvement, followed by the competencies to evaluate and design scientific enquiry and to interpret data and evidence scientifically respectively.