The Development of Competency-based Instruction and Inquiry Cycle 7Es to Enhance Grade 12 Students’ Higher Order Thinking in Critical Thinking Competencies and Learning Achievement about Biology

Abstract

The paper reported the developing innovative learning with competency-based instruction cooperative with inquiry cycle 7E in learning about reproductive systems and growth to enhance Grade 12 students’ higher order thinking in critical thinking competencies and learning achievement about biology. This innovative learning could be called “CT-HOT in Bio”. Target group was selected by purposive selection. The target group included 43 Grade 12 students in class of 6/8, who were studying in first semester of 2023 at Kanlayanawat School. The aims of reporting the development of innovative learning included 1) to develop students’ competency in higher order thinking about critical thinking, 2) to develop students' learning achievement, and 3) to identify students’ satisfaction on the innovative learning called “CT-HOT in Bio”. The CT-HOT in Bio provided 12 lesson plans to organize learning activities for 19 hours. Its’ validation was evaluated by 5 experts that revealed the IOC in 0.88. The tools of reflecting the implementation included the reflection forms of teaching and observation form of students’ critical thinking, the test of multiple choice about students’ competency about critical thinking, the test of multiple choice about students' learning achievement on reproductive system and growth. The tool for evaluating students’ satisfaction on CT-HOT in Bio was the 5 scales questionnaire about satisfaction. Data analysis was descriptive statistics. The results revealed that 1) 100 percent of students held higher score of critical thinking than 70 percent of scores, 2) 100 percent of students held higher score of biology learning achievement than 70 percent of scores, and 3) 86.84 percent of students held high level (mean 4.43) of satisfaction on CT-HOT in Bio.