The effects of the 5 STEPs learning process integrated with biology board games on enhancing science process skills of Grade 12 students

Abstract

           The research article consisted of the following objectives 1) To develop a 5 STEPs learning process integrated with biology board game to promote science process skills of Grade 12 students to meet the efficiency criteria of 80/80, 2) to study the science process skills of students taught through this method, 3)to compare students' learning achievement before and after intervention, and 4) to evaluate student satisfaction with the developed learning management. The sample consisted of 28 Mathayomsuksa 6 students at Shappayawittaya School, during the second semester of the 2024 academic year. The sample was determined using simple random sampling by lottery method. The research instruments included 11 lesson plans based on the 5-step learning process and biology board games, a science process skills assessment, a learning achievement test, and a set of questionnaires on satisfaction with the developed learning management. Statistics for data analysis included percentages, averages, and standard deviations. and t–test for Dependent Samples.

          The research results found that: 1) The efficiency of lesson plans 5 STEPs learning process with a biology board game reached 82.14/82.50, which was equal to the specified criteria of 80/80. 2) The students’ science process skills showed an improvement, with which had a score during the study at a good level. 3) The students’ learning achievement improved significantly, with a mean score increasing from 40.95 percent to 82.50 percent after the intervention, which was higher than the pre-intervention scores at the .01 level of significance. 4) The students’ satisfaction with the developed learning management was overall at the high level (mean = 4.39).