ENHANCING SCIENCE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT USING SCIENCE LEARNING PACKAGES INTEGRATED WITH THE SCHOOL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOR FOURTH-YEAR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) To compare science learning achievement using science learning packages with the school botanical garden as a learning center for fourth-year primary school students between pre-test and post-test results and 2) To study the satisfaction of fourth-year primary school students regarding science learning using science learning packages with the school botanical garden. The research is an experimental study. The population of this research consisted of 165 fourth-year primary school students from 8 schools in the Namkhamthung School Network. The sample consisted of 25 fourth-year primary school students from Wat Khow Kloy School, Songkhla province, during the second semester of the 2024 academic year. The participants were selected using cluster random sampling. The research instruments included a lesson plan using science learning packages with a school botanical garden, an achievement test on plant diversity, and a questionnaire assessing the satisfaction of fourth-year primary school students with this science learning method. Statistics used for analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test dependent used for hypothesis tests. The research findings revealed that 1) The results of the comparison of academic achievement in the topic of plant diversity for fourth-year primary school students who received learning method using science learning packages with the school botanical garden were significantly higher than before studying at the .01 level and 2) The satisfaction of fourth-year primary school students towards this science learning method was at the highest level of satisfaction ( = 4.54, S.D. = 0.09)