Developing Geographic Skills and Learning Achievement in Geography by using Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning for Mathayomsuksa 5 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the geographic skills of Mathayomsuksa 5 students before and after learning by using Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning, 2) compare the learning achievement of Mathayomsuksa 5 students before and after learning by using Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning, and 3) study satisfaction of Mathayomsuksa 5 students towards learning by using Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning. The sample consists of 30 students from Mathayomsuksa 5 at Triamudomsuksa Pattanakarn Nonthaburi School, who were studying in the second semester of the academic year 2024. They were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. The research instruments included 1) lesson plan for the geography subject using Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning, 2) an assessment of geographic skills, 3) a learning achievement test, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire on the instruction of Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning. The statistics used to analyze data were means, standard deviations, and t-test dependent.  

           The results of this research were as follow: 1) The geographic skills of Mathayomsuksa 5 students after learning by using Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning were higher than before learning at a statistical significance level of 0.05. 2) The learning achievement of Mathayomsuksa 5 students after learning by using Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning was higher than before learning at a statistical significance level of 0.05. and 3) The satisfaction of Mathayomsuksa 5 students with learning through Fieldwork and Inquiry Based Learning was at a high level ( = 4.20, S.D. = 0.65).