Development of Learning Activity Package Based on 5E Learning Cycle Model on Separation of Substances for 8th Grade Students

Abstract

The purposes of the research were 1) to develop learning activity package based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances for 8th grade students to be effective the criteria set at 80/80. 2) to compare learning achievement of 8th grade students using learning activity package based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances with the students learning through a conventional approach and 3) to investigate the students’ satisfaction towards learning using learning activity package based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances for 8th grade students. The sample of this research were 40 students of 8th grade students studying in the second semester of the academic year 2020 at Thaklong 1 local school in Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province, selected by cluster random sampling method to select two classrooms and the samples were drawn for experiment 20 students per classroom. The research instruments consisted of 1) a lesson plan based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances and a lesson plan based on a conventional approach 2) learning activity package based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances 3) a learning achievement test and (4) a satisfaction questionnaire to learning packages. The statistics for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and the hypothesis was tested by dependent sample t – test. (Independent Samples). The results showed that 1) learning activity package based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances for 8th grade students was effective (E1/E2) as 80.60/83.00 which was higher than the set criteria. 80/80 2) the learning achievement of 8th grade students learning using learning activity package based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances was higher than that of the students learning from the conventional approach with a statistical significance at .05 level. 3) The students’ satisfaction result toward the learning activity package based on 5E learning cycle model on separation of substances for 8th grade students was at the highest level.