The Development of Argumentation Skills on Force and Law of Motion of Grade 10 Students Using Context-Based Learning

Abstract

The Development of Argumentation Skills on Force and Law of Motion of Grade 10 Students Using Context-Based Learning

The objective of this research was to develop argumentation skills of 34 grade 10 students in a school located in Nonthaburi Province by context-based learning. Research tools were an argumentation skill questionnaire (ASQ), work sheets and interviews. Students’ argumentation skills obtained from questionnaire and work sheets were analyzed by using scoring rubricand then categorizedinto 5 levels and grouped the answers of students in each issue. A followed up interview was conducted for probing unclear and vague answers. The results showed that 51.49 percentages of students had argumentation skills in level 4 and 5 during learning, after learning 95.59 percentages of students hold in these levels.In consideration ofthe average argumentation skills of students during learning with 4 lessons, there were 8.1 percentages of students showed the argumentation skills in level five, in whichthey could presentcomplete elements of argumentation. However,the result from post-test revealedthat all of students showed the claims and the warrant of the elements and students in the argumentation skill in level 5 increased into 45.59 percentages.