Inquiry Method Provision of Learning Experiences to the Problem Solving Ability of Kindergarten

Abstract

          The purposes of this experimental research were to compare the problem solving skill of kindergadent by inquiry method provision of experiences between pre – test and post – test scores, and study the ability in problem solving of kindergarten by inquiry method provision.  The sample group of this study was a classroom of 18 kindergarten level who studied in the Kindergarten in the second year, 2^nd semester of 2016 at Bansupmanaow School, under the Kamphaentphet educational service area office 2. They were selected by the purposive cluster random sampling. The tools that used in the study were inquiry method provision of science experiences lesson plans of the 2^nd year kindergarten at Bansupmanaow School, under the Kamphaentphet educational service area office 2 with high appropriate level (   = 4.39, S.D.= 0.16).  And the ability of the problem - solving  form of the 2^nd year kindergarten at Bansupmanaow School, under the Kamphaentphet educational service area office 2 with RAI of 0.86. The research was t-test for dependent samples. The finding of this revealed that :1)The ability of problem solving before and after the experiment that provided the science experience after the experiment was higher at statistically significant level at .05. 2) The ability of problem solving of kindergarten was at a high level of 83.33%