The effects of inquiry learning cycle (5e) with concept-based instruction in photosynthesis on biological concepts and science communication abilities of the eleventh grade students
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to compare biological concepts and science communication abilities of students before learning with inquiry learning cycle (5E) with concept-based instruction on Photosynthesis with post learning with inquiry learning cycle (5E) with concept-based instruction and to compare biological concepts of students after using inquiry learning cycle (5E) with concept-based instruction on Photosynthesis with the 70 percent criterion. The participants were thirty-three eleventh grade students at Piboonbumpen Demonstration School, Burapha University, in the second semester of the 2016 academic year. They were selected by using cluster random sampling technique. The research instruments were lesson plans based on inquiry learning cycle (5E) with concept-based instruction on Photosynthesis, the biological concepts test, and the science communication abilities test. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, t-test for dependent samples, and t-test for one sample.
The findings were as follows:
1. The posttest scores of students biological concepts and science communication abilities after using inquiry learning cycle (5E) with concept-based instruction on Photosynthesis were statistically significant higher than the pretest scores at the .05 level
2. The posttest scores of students biological concepts after using inquiry learning cycle (5E) with concept-based instruction on Photosynthesis were statistically significant higher than the 70 percent criterion.