The Effects of Inquiry Instruction Together with Educational Games in the Topic of Separating Mixture on Science Learning Achievement and Scientific Problem Solving Ability of Grade 6 Students at Benjatriphakhi School Net Work Group in Chanthaburi Province

Abstract

         The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the science learning achievement of grade 6 students after learning through inquiry instruction together with educational games with 75 percent criterion and 2) compare the scientific problem-solving ability of grade 6 students before and after learning through inquiry instruction together with educational games. The research sample consisted of 8 grade 6 students of Watsamphan School in Chanthaburi Province studying in the first semester of the academic year 2022, obtained by cluster random sampling. The research instruments were 1) 4 instruction plans based on inquiry instruction together with educational games for 18 hours, 2) a science learning achievement test, and 3) a scientific problem-solving ability test. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, and sign test. The research findings showed that 1) the post - science learning achievement of the students learning through inquiry instruction together with educational games was higher than 75 percent criterion at the .05 level of statistical significance, and 2) the post - learning scientific problem-solving ability of the students learning through inquiry instruction together with educational games was higher than their pre-learning counterpart ability at the .05 level of statistical significance.