Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the learning achievements in the subject of
History of Secondary 5 (grade 11) students before and after implementing the inquiry model of 7E learning
cycle, 2) compare the learning achievement in the subject of History of Secondary 5 (Grade 11) students in the
experimental group who were taught by the inquiry model of 7E learning cycle and that of the control group
taught by the conventional teaching method, and 3) study the students satisfaction towards the learning
management in the subject of History of Secondary 5 (Grade 11) students who were taught by the inquiry
model of 7E learning cycle.
The samples were comprised of Secondary 5 students at Angthong Pathamaroj Wittayakhom
School, Ang Thong Province. They were studying in the second semester of academic year 2018. There were
two classrooms with 40 students per class. The samples were derived from the use of the Cluster Random
Sampling method. The research instruments included 1) the learning management plan by using the inquiry
model of 7E learning cycle, seven units; 2) the multiple-choice achievement test with four choices, 20 items;
and 3) the student satisfaction questionnaire on learning by using the learning management, the inquiry model
of 7E learning cycle. The data were analysed using mean (x̅), standard deviation (S.D.) and t-test.
The findings revealed that 1) the learning achievement in the subject of History of Secondary 5
(Grade 11) students taught by the inquiry model of 7E learning cycle was higher than before using the model,
at a statistical significance level of 0.05, 2) the Secondary 5 (Grade 11) students taught by the inquiry model
of 7E learning cycle had a higher learning achievement in the subject of History than those taught in the
control group using the regular learning method, at a statistical significance level of 0.05, 3) the satisfaction
of the Secondary 5 (Grade 11) students who were taught by the inquiry model of 7E learning cycle was
at a high level.