A Study on the Result of Inquiry-Based Learning Management (5E) with the use of Board Games about the Stars in the Solar System for Enhancing Competency of Explanation Phenomena Scientifically Ability of Grade 4 Students

Abstract

The purposes of the research were to: 1) compare the ability to explain scientific phenomena before and after the use of inquiry-based learning management (5E) with the use of board games about the stars in the solar system of Grade 4 students and 2) study the satisfaction with inquiry-based learning management (5E) combined with the use of board games about the stars in the solar system of Grade 4 learners. The sample selected by cluster sampling; consisted of 31 learners of grade 4 from an elementary school in Bangkok who are studying in the second semester of the academic year 2022. The instruments used for gathering data consisted of: 1) Lesson plans by using inquiry-based learning management (5E) and using board games 2) Board games instruction media about the stars in the solar system 3) A proficiency test in the ability to explain scientific phenomena about the stars in the solar system and 4) A satisfaction questionnaire on Grade 4 students’ opinions toward the inquiry-based learning management (5E) and board games. The data were analyzed using means, standard deviation and t–test.

The results of the study were as follows: 1) students who were instructed by using inquiry-based learning management (5E) and board games about the stars in the solar system had higher performances for explaining scientific phenomena with statistically significant at the .05. 2) overall, students’ opinions who were instructed by using inquiry-based learning management (5E) and board games about the stars in the solar system was at the high level ( = 2.66, S.D = 0.12).