The Learning Outcome of Integrating Phenomenon-Based and ATLAS Technique for Empowering Scientific Process Skills of Matthayomsuksa 4 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) to construct learning management plan by using phenomenon-based and ATLAS technique for developing scientific process skills of Matthayomsuksa 4 students; 2) to compare scientific process skills of students before and after deployment of phenomenon-based and ATLAS technique; and 3) to examine students’ satisfaction towards learning management using phenomenon-based and ATLAS technique. The samples were 40 Matthayomsuksa 4 students from Municipality 6 School. The research instruments were: 1) learning management using phenomenon-based and ATLAST technique for empowering scientific process skills; 2) achievement test assessing scientific process skills of Matthayomsuksa 4 students; and 3) questionnaire examining students’ satisfaction towards the learning management plan using phenomenon-based and ATLAS technique for empowering scientific process skills of Matthayomsuksa 4 students. The data were analyzed for mean and standard deviation.

            The results revealed that:

1. The outcome of constructing learning management plan using phenomenon-based and ATLAS technique and ATLAS technique for empowering scientific process skills of Matthayomsuksa 4 students, in overall, showed the highest suitability. The individual aspects analysis showed suitability in all aspects except that of the learning activity using ATLAS technique showed the high suitability. The aspect showing the highest mean were learning standards/indicators and learning outcome, followed by learning objectives, assessment and evaluation respectively.


2. The comparison of students’ scientific process skills before and after deployment of learning management using phenomenon-based and ATLAS technique showed that the learning achievement scores after the implementation was higher than those of the before-implementation at the significance level of .01 in which the post-test mean was 26.04 or 86.81% while the pre-test mean was 9.63 or 26.04% which indicated the progress scores at 16.41 or 54.71%.

          3.       The students’ satisfaction towards the learning management using phenomenon-based and ATLAS technique for empowering scientific process skills of Matthayomsuksa 4 students, in overall, was rated at the highest. The individual aspects analysis showed that content was rated at the highest mean, followed by instructional management and learners respectively.