THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPLAINING PHENOMENA SCIENTIFICALLY COMPETENCE OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS THROUGH PHENOMENON-BASED LEARNING MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the competence of grade 5 students in explaining phenomena scientifically before and after learning through phenomenon-based learning with the set criteria; 2) compare the science learning achievement of grade 5 students before and after learning through phenomenon-based learning with the set criteria; and 3) study students’ scientific attitudes toward learning through phenomenon-based learning. The research sample was 32 grade 5 students who studied in the second semester of the academic year 2021 at Wat Chong Phran School, Ratchaburi Province, derived from cluster sampling technique. The research instruments consisted of 1) lesson plans based on phenomenon-based learning; 2) a test for explaining phenomena scientifically competency; 3) an evaluation form for explaining phenomena scientifically tasks; 4) a science learning achievement test; and 5) an evaluation form for students’ scientific attitude. The data were analyzed with mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

The findings of this research were as follows: 1) the grade 5 students’ competence in explaining phenomena scientifically after learning through phenomenon-based learning was higher than before and higher than the set criteria of 70% with statistical significance at .05 level. 2) The science learning achievement of grade 5 students after learning through phenomenon-based learning was higher than before and higher than the set criteria of 70% with statistical significance at .05 level. 3) The grade 5 students' scientific attitude after learning through phenomenon-based learning was at a very good level.