Develop Problem – Solving Abilities by using inquiry-based learning combine with mind mapping on the topic Water and Weather Resources for Grade 5 Students

Abstract

This research aimed to develop problem – solving abilities by using inquiry-based learning combine with mind mapping on the topic Water and Weather Resources for Grade 5 Students.The sample of this research was 20 of  grade 5 students at the school in Sa Kaeo province by using purposive sampling in the second semester of the academic year 2023. The tools of this research were: 1) Lesson plan on the topic Water and Weather Resources. The researcher used 5 inquiry-based learning combine with mind mapping as follows: Lesson Plan 1 was on water sources on earth, Lesson plan 2 was on cloud and fog, Lesson plan 3 was on dew dan frost, Lesson plan 4 was on precipitation and Lesson plan 5 was on water cycle which contained 11 hours. The IOC (index of consistency) value of the Lesson plan was 0.95. 2) the problem–solving ability test with 4 multiple choices which consisted of 4 topics, 1) the problem identification, 2) the problem analysis, 3) the problem solving stage and the result verification phase. The IOC (index of consistency) of the problem- problem–solving ability test was 0.89. The statistics used to analyze the data were mean.

The research results found that the results of developing problem - solving abilities about water and weather of Grade 5 Students by using inquiry-based learning together combine with mind mapping was statistically significant at .05 level.