A STUDY OF LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY AND SCIENTIFIC MIND OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING WITH A THINK-PAIR-SHARE TECHNIQUE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2021.39Keywords:
Learning achievement, Problem solving, Scientific mind, Problem-based learning, Think-pair-share techniqueAbstract
This study’s three aims were: 1) To compare students’ learning achievement and problem-solving ability before and after learning using problem-based learning with a think-pair-share technique; 2) To compare students’ learning achievement and problem-solving ability after learning using problem-based learning with a think-pair-share technique with a criterion of 70 percent; and 3) To compare students’ scientific mind before and after learning using problem-based learning with a think-pair-share technique. The sample group in this study were 12 grade 8 students attending a secondary school in Province. The sample was selected using a cluster random sampling technique from all grade 8 students at the school. The research instruments were lesson plans, an achievement test, a problem-solving ability test and scientific mind questionnaires. The data were statistically analyzed by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and a t-test. The three main findings of this research were as follows: 1) Learning achievement of students after using problem-based learning with a think-pair-share technique was significantly higher than before learning and higher than the 70% criterion; 2) Problem-solving ability of students after using problem-based learning with the think-pair-share technique was significantly higher than those before learning and higher than 70% criterion; and 3) Scientific mind of students after using problem-based learning with the think-pair-share technique was significantly higher than before learning.
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