THE EFFECTS OF USING INQUIRY INSTRUCTION TOGETHER WITH SCIENCE GAMES IN THE TOPIC OF ELECTRIC FORCE AND ELECTRIC POWER ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SCIENTIFIC PROCESS SKILLS OF GRADE 6 STUDENTS AT BANNONGPRADOO SCHOOL IN CHON BURI PROVINCE

Abstract

     This research purposes were 1) to compare science learning achievements of grade 6 students before and after learning through the inquiry instruction together with science games 2) to compare science process skills before and after learning through the inquiry instruction together with science games, and 3) to study the learning behavior with the inquiry instruction together with science games. The population is 12 grade 6 students at Bannongpradoo School in Chon Buri Province. The instruments used in this study were learning management plans for the inquiry learning together with science games, a science learning achievement test, a science process skills test and the learning behavior observation form. The statistics used for data analysis were the mean, standard deviation, and percentage.
     The research findings revealed that:
     1. the post-learning science achievement of grade 6 students learning through the inquiry instruction together with science games was higher than their pre-learning in terms of precentage was 48 percent.
     2. the post-learning science process skills of grade 6 students learning through the inquiry instruction together with science games were higher than their pre-learning in terms of precentage was 43.75 percent.
     3. the learning behavior of students learning through the inquiry instruction together with science games in the topic of Electric Force and Electric Energy was at a very good level at 83.56 percent.