A comparison of science process skill teaching behaviors of lower secondary school science teachers teaching at different levels in schools under the Saint Gabriel's Foundation
Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to compare teaching behaviors in science process skills of lower secondary school among teachers teaching in mathayom suksa 1, 2 and 3 in schools under the Saint Gabriel's Foundation. The sample were 18 science teachers in mathayom suksa 1, 2 and 3 which were selected by simple random sampling technique from schools under the Saint Gabriel's Foundation. The research instrument was the science process skill teaching behavior form. The researcher collected data by observing and recording science process skill teaching behaviors of teachers in their class rooms. The obtained data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, ANOVA and Tukey's HSD test by computer program SPSS for windows version 4.0. The findings were as follows: 1. There were significance at .05 level between science process skill teaching behaviors of science teachers teaching in mathayom suksa one and three. 2. Science teachers teaching at different levels had different science process skill teaching behaviors at .05 level of significance in 6 out of 13 skills: that were measuring, classifying, space/space and space/time relationships, using numbers, identifying and controlling variables and interpreting data and making conclusion