SCIENCE COMMUNICATION ABILITY OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS LEARNING THROUGH THINK PAIR SHARE ACTIVITY

Abstract

The objectives of this quantitative research were: 1) to compare the science communication ability of grade level 8 students taugh through Think Pair Share method and 2) to compare the science learning achievement of grade level 8 students taught Think Pair Share method. The samples of this study were 18 Mathayom Suksa 2/1 students of Banmaehaenua School, Maejam Distric, Chiang Mai Province during the second semester of the academic year 2020. The instruments used in this study consisted of lesson plan taught through Think Pair Share method, the science learning achievement test with reliability of 0.876 and the science communication ability test on the topic of Human body system. The ststistics used in the data analysis included mean standard deviation and paired t-test. The results of this research found that the students had higher scores on their ability to communicate science on human body systems after receiving the peer-to-peer technique than before the study. When students have better communication skills, they will also result in better results and the development of students' communication abilities should be done on an ongoing, regular and consistent basis, without rushing, discerning differences between individuals.