A Study of Learning Achievement and Critical Thinking Ability on “The Nature of Organism” Using Flipped Classroom Approach for Grade 10th Students -

Abstract

       This research was for study the students’ learning achievement and critical thinking ability by using flipped classroom approach. The objectives were to: 1) Compare the students’ learning achievement between pretest and posttest; 2) Compare learning achievement between posttest with the criteria of 75%;  and 3) Compare the critical thinking ability between pretest and posttest. Sample used in this research were 31 students of Grade 10 class 4/7 in Science-Mathematics study program, second semester of academic year 2020, Kosumwittayasan School, Kosumpisai District, Maha Sarakham Province selected by the purposive sampling. The experiment instruments were lesson plan, the learning achievement test, and the critical thinking test. Data were analyzed by percentage, average, standard deviation, and t-test.
       The study found that: 1) The average of the posttest scores were statistical significantly higher than the pretest scores at the level of .05; 2) The learning achievement on the posttest score was statistical significantly higher than the 75% criteria at the level of .05; and 3) The students’ critical thinking ability had points the posttest scores were statistical significantly higher than the pretest scores at the level of .05.