The Effects of 5Es Inquiry-Based Learning Management with 5W1H Technique and Wooclap on Grade 7 Students’ Learning Achievement and Analytical Thinking Ability

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) compare grade 7 students’ learning achievement on the topic of thermal energy before and after the implementation of 5Es inquiry-based learning management with 5W1H technique and Wooclap, and 2) compare grade 7 students’ analytical thinking ability before and after the implementation of 5Es inquiry-based learning management with 5W1H technique and Wooclap. The sample of this study were 26grade 7 students who enrolled in the second semester, academic year of 2021, at a secondary school in Bangkok. These students were randomly selected by cluster random sampling method. The research instruments consisted of 1) lesson plans, 2) a learning achievement test with item difficulty ranging from 0.35 to 0.71, item discrimination ranging from 0.39 to 0.60, and reliability of 0.90, and 3) an analytical thinking ability test with item difficulty ranging from 0.29 to 0.68, item discrimination ranging from 0.37 to 0.74, and reliability of 0.90. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, normalized gain and t-test for dependent sample. The results of this study revealed as follows: 1) the average score of students’ learning achievement after the implementation of 5Es Inquiry-based learning management with 5W1H technique and Wooclap was significantly higher than that before implementation at 0.01 level. 2) the average score of students’ analytical thinking ability after the implementation of 5Es Inquiry-based learning management with 5W1H technique and Wooclap was significantly higher than that before implementation at 0.01 level.

Keywords: 5Es inquiry-based learning management, 5W1H technique, analytical thinking ability, learning achievement, Wooclap