Development of an active learning model to enhance science process skills and scientific mindsets among grade 2 students

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) analyze the fundamental data required for designing and developing of an active learning model aimed at enhancing science process skills and scientific mindset among Grade 2 students; 2) design and develop an active learning model; 3) implement the developed active learning mode in classroom setting; and 4) evaluate the effectiveness of the model in enhancing science process skills and scientific mindsets. The sample comprised 32 Grade 2 students from Wat Thasatoi Municipal School in Chiang Mai Province, during the first semester of the 2023 academic year. The sample was obtained through cluster random sampling.    The research instruments included: 1) the developed active learning model and its corresponding instructional manual; 2) lesson plans; 3) a satisfaction questionnaire regarding the active learning model; 4) learning achievement test; 5) a science process skills test; and 6) a scientific mindsets assessment form. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, efficiency index (E1/E2) t-test, and content analysis. The results revealed that “SASAE Model,” an active learning framework synthesized from Activity-Based Learning, Creativity-Based Learning, and Inquiry-Based Learning—consists of five steps: Stimulus, Activity, Show and Share, Apply, and Evaluation.The model demonstrated high efficiency (E1/E2) at 83.40/82.61.Post-implementation findings showed that students' academic achievement, science process skills, and scientific mindsets were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the .05 level. The students’ scientific mindsets reached the highest level.