Integrated Science Process Skills on Chemical Equilibrium of High School Students from Schools in Chanthaburi Province

Abstract

     The aim of this study was to investigate Thai high school students' integrated science process skills about chemical equilibrium. One hundred and twenty five Thai high school students from three schools in Chanthaburi Province were asked to complete the Science Process Skills about Chemical Equilibrium Survey consisting of two situations, namely, the study of effect of temperature to equilibrium constant and an exothermic reaction from a reversible reaction. The results showed that the most successful students with 87% had science process skills in identifying and controlling independent variables, while the less successful students in defining operational definition were 13% of total students. Most of the students' capabilities of science process skills were categorized to be unsuccessful except the skill of identifying and controlling variables in terms of independent variable and of formulating hypotheses. The findings suggested that more effective teaching strategies need to be developed for enhancing students' integrated science process skills about chemical equilibrium.