THE EFFECT OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH ON SCIENCE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT FOR GRADE 6 BHUTANESE STUDENTS
Keywords:
Experiential learning Approach, Science Learning Achievement , Grade 6 Bhutanese students’Abstract
The study aimed to compare science learning achievement before and after using experiential learning approach and students learning satisfaction towards experiential learning approach of grade 6 Bhutanese students. It involved 40 participants from primary school and adopted a quasi-experimental design, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Lesson plans served as interventional tools, while learning achievement tests and semi-structure interviews were used for data collection. Quantitative data were analyzed using paired sample t-test, and qualitative
data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The analysis of pretest and posttests scores revealed that the mean score of the posttest was greater than that of the pretest. The
difference was statistically significance at 0.01 level, indicating a significant increase in the posttest scores as compared to the pretest ones. Semi-structure interviews
indicated that participants demonstrated positive learning satisfaction towards science incorporating an experiential learning approach. Therefore, study recommends using
experiential learning approach as a learning strategy to improve the science learning achievement for grade 6 Bhutanese students.
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