Development of Academic Achievement and Scientific Mind Toward Learning in the Biology Course Using 7-Step Inquiry-Based Learning (7E) Together with Concept Mapping among Mathayom 4 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop the academic achievement of Mathayom 4 students in Science subject by organizing learning by using 7-step inquiry (7E) with concept mapping. 2) to study the scientific mind of Mathayom 4 students in Science subject by organizing learning by using 7-step inquiry (7E) with concept mapping. This study used a one-group pretest-posttest design. The researcher measured the academic achievement in Science subject and the scientific mind of the sample students before and after completing the learning using the teaching technique using 7-step inquiry (7E) with concept mapping. The sample group used in this research was 40 Mathayom 4/8 students at Chum Phae Suksa School, Chum Phae District, Khon Kaen Province, academic year 2024. The sample was selected by cluster sampling. The research instruments were 1) Lesson plan. The research instruments were lesson plan for Mathayom 4 students by organizing learning through 7-step inquiry learning (7E) with concept mapping. The suitability was 4.94. The multiple choice achievement test was analyzed by each item using Jungtefan's 27% technique. The difficulty value was 0.37-0.70 and the discrimination power was in the range of 0.29-0.79. The discrimination power was equal to and the reliability was equal to 0.86. The science attitude test towards science had the discrimination power and the reliability was equal to 0.83. The statistics used for analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and One sample t-test. The research results found that: 1. The results of the comparison of the academic achievement in science of Mathayom 4 students after learning by organizing the learning activities in the form of 7-step inquiry (7E) with concept mapping, with an average value (x̄ = 14.68, S.D. =1.12) higher than before learning (x̄ = 6.00, S.D. =1.15) with statistical significance at the .05 level. 2. The results of measuring the scientific mind towards learning science in the subject of Biology of Mathayom 4 students after organizing the learning activities in the form of 7-step inquiry (7E) with concept mapping, with an average value (x̄ = 4.37, S.D.= 0.19) higher than before learning with an average value (x̄ = 2.24, S.D. =0.29) with statistical significance at the .05 level.