Basic Science Process Skills of 5th Grade Students of Phoncharoen District School Cluster, Buengkan Province

Abstract

The major objectives of this research were to study basic science process skills of 5th grade students of Phoncharoen District School Cluster, Buengkan Province and to compare the basic science process skills of the students in respect of gender and school clusters. The research samples were 191 5th grade students of Phoncharoen District School Cluster, Buengkan Province. They were selected by stratified random sampling. This research used a 5-step learning cycle teaching method (5E learning cycle model). It included the stages of creating interest and also explore and search explanation and conclusion steps to expand the knowledge assessment stage. The research instrument was a science process skill assessment test. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation and independent sample t-test. The results were as follows.The average basic science process skill of the students was at a moderate level (Mean=19.97, SD=5.13). The highest rated science process skill of the students was classifying skill (Mean=3.60, SD=1.11),.Two moderate rated science process skills of the students were using numbers (Mean=3.06, SD=1.25) and observing (Mean=2.78, SD=0.99). Four low rated science process skills of the students were analyzing the relation of space and time, managing and interpreting data (Mean=2.40, SD=1.27), inferring and predicting (Mean=2.30, SD=1.28) and measuring (Mean=2.28, SD=1.03). The lowest rated science process skill of the students was inferring (Mean=1.14, SD=1.10). The science process skills of the students regarding of different gender and different school clusters were not significantly different (t=0.21, ค่าsig=0.83).

Keywords

• science process skills
• basic
• 5th grade students