Effect of structured inquiry-based laboratory on thinking skills among Biology students

This study aimed to investigate thinking skills practical achievement tests between Biology students who perform Structured Inquiry-based laboratory (SIL) and students who do not (TT) (only traditional teaching in classroom). Two groups of co-ed Form 4 Biologystudents (n=64) from two public schools...

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Հիմնական հեղինակներ: Lee, Tze Jiun, Kamarudin, Nurzatulshima, Talib, Othman, Hassan, Aminuddin
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Հրապարակվել է: National Organization of Science Teachers and Educators 2018
Առցանց հասանելիություն:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72455/1/Effect%20of%20structured%20inquiry-based%20laboratory%20on%20thinking%20skills%20among%20Biology.pdf
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author Lee, Tze Jiun
Kamarudin, Nurzatulshima
Talib, Othman
Hassan, Aminuddin
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Kamarudin, Nurzatulshima
Talib, Othman
Hassan, Aminuddin
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description This study aimed to investigate thinking skills practical achievement tests between Biology students who perform Structured Inquiry-based laboratory (SIL) and students who do not (TT) (only traditional teaching in classroom). Two groups of co-ed Form 4 Biologystudents (n=64) from two public schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were selected for the study. Lower-order thinking skills (LOTS) questionnaires about practical were tested in the pre-test and post-test. A curiosity index model (as covariate) which was developed by Ainely (1987) (cited by Fulcher, 2004) was used to investigate levels of the curiosityprior the experiment started due to curiosity might affect the behavior being observed. The Curiosity Index analysis, TT students had higher level of curiosity than SIL students but no significant differences. TT groups also exhibited higher Breadth and Depth levels of curiosity than the SIL, with no significant different shown.The students who were exposed to SIL achieved significant higher LOTS post-test mean score than TT group with a small effect size (partial eta squared) of .16. This paper suggested that students’ thinking skills can to be nurtured with the suitabletypes of instructional method. Eventhough highly curious students tend to explore their surroundings, but without the implementation of proper instructional methods and techniques by their teachers to continuously inspire their curiosity, it is difficult for them to acquire higher level thinking skills.
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spelling upm.eprints-724552022-08-01T01:32:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72455/ Effect of structured inquiry-based laboratory on thinking skills among Biology students Lee, Tze Jiun Kamarudin, Nurzatulshima Talib, Othman Hassan, Aminuddin This study aimed to investigate thinking skills practical achievement tests between Biology students who perform Structured Inquiry-based laboratory (SIL) and students who do not (TT) (only traditional teaching in classroom). Two groups of co-ed Form 4 Biologystudents (n=64) from two public schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were selected for the study. Lower-order thinking skills (LOTS) questionnaires about practical were tested in the pre-test and post-test. A curiosity index model (as covariate) which was developed by Ainely (1987) (cited by Fulcher, 2004) was used to investigate levels of the curiosityprior the experiment started due to curiosity might affect the behavior being observed. The Curiosity Index analysis, TT students had higher level of curiosity than SIL students but no significant differences. TT groups also exhibited higher Breadth and Depth levels of curiosity than the SIL, with no significant different shown.The students who were exposed to SIL achieved significant higher LOTS post-test mean score than TT group with a small effect size (partial eta squared) of .16. This paper suggested that students’ thinking skills can to be nurtured with the suitabletypes of instructional method. Eventhough highly curious students tend to explore their surroundings, but without the implementation of proper instructional methods and techniques by their teachers to continuously inspire their curiosity, it is difficult for them to acquire higher level thinking skills. National Organization of Science Teachers and Educators 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72455/1/Effect%20of%20structured%20inquiry-based%20laboratory%20on%20thinking%20skills%20among%20Biology.pdf Lee, Tze Jiun and Kamarudin, Nurzatulshima and Talib, Othman and Hassan, Aminuddin (2018) Effect of structured inquiry-based laboratory on thinking skills among Biology students. Journal of Science Teachers and Educators, 1 (1). 21 - 27. ISSN 2619-7391 https://nosteonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/EFFECT-OF-STRUCTURED-INQUIRY-BASED-LABORATORY-ON-THINKING-SKILLS-AMONG-BIOLOGY-STUDENTS.pdf
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title_full Effect of structured inquiry-based laboratory on thinking skills among Biology students
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title_short Effect of structured inquiry-based laboratory on thinking skills among Biology students
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