Abstract:
The research aimed to 1) compare the analytical thinking skills of Prathomsuksa 3
students in a sample group before and after using Inquiry Method 7E Learning and 5W1H Teaching
Methods, 2) compare the analytical thinking skills of Prathomsuksa 3 students in a control group
before and after using conventional methods and, 3) compare the analytical thinking skills of
Prathomsuksa 3 students in a sample group and a control group before and after using Inquiry
Method 7E Learning combined with 5W1H Teaching Methods and conventional instruction
approaches, respectively.
The sample group selected by group random sampling was Prathomsuksa 3 (Grade 3)
students studying in Semester 2, Academic Year 2015 at Ban Bua Mon School (Jaruenraj U-tit),
Bangkhen District Office, Bangkok. The samples consisted of 35 students from two classrooms.
Research instruments were 1) instructional plans based on Inquiry Method 7E Learning and 5W1H
Teaching Methods, 2) a test on analytical thinking skills, 3) an evaluation on concordance of
instructional plans with Inquiry Methods 7E Learning combined with 5W1H teaching methods, and
4) an evaluation on concordance of evaluation on analytical thinking skills using Inquiry Method 7E
Learning combined with 5W1H Teaching Methods.
The results of the study indicated that: 1) after learning, the students in the sample group
had statistically higher analytical thinking skills than before at a significance level of 0.05, 2) after
learning, the students in the control group had statistically higher analytical thinking skills than
before at a significance level of 0.05, and 3) the students in the sample group had statistically higher
analytical thinking skills than the students in the control group at a significance level of 0.05.