CO-5STEPS LEARNING PROCESS AND MODEL-BASED LEARNING FOR DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL THINKING ABILITY AND SCIENCE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE 7

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to compare the analytical thinking ability before and after the CO-5STEPs learning process and model-based learning. 2) to compare the science learning achievement before and after CO-5STEPs learning process and model-based learning, and 3) to study students’ satisfaction towards CO-5STEPs learning process and model-based learning. The research samples were 35 Grade 7 students, Class 1/3, studying in semester 2 of the academic year 2023 at Tessaban 1 (Engsiangsamakkee) school, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, selected by the cluster random sampling method. The research instruments were: 1) 8 lesson plans CO-5STEPs Learning Process and Model-Based Learning, 16 hours, Unit 6: Climate Change 2) Analytical thinking ability test 3) Science learning achievement test, and 4) A set of Likert-scale questionnaires on students’ satisfaction towards CO-5STEPs learning process and model-based learning. The statistics for the research analysis were Mean, Standard deviation, and t-test (Dependent sample) The results showed that 1) they had a higher level of analytical thinking ability after CO-5STEPs learning process and model-based learning at the significance level of .01 2) They had higher level science learning achievement after CO-5STEPs learning process and model-based learning at the significance level of .01, and 3) Overall student satisfaction towards CO-5STEPs learning process and model-based learning was at the highest level.