A development of knowledge and understanding, critical thinking, awareness, environmental conservation behaviors of grade 12 students using the good science thinking moves method with metacognition techniques
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This research aimed to study and compare knowledge and understanding, critical thinking, awareness and environmental conservation behaviors of the students who learned using the good science thinking moves method with metacoginitive techniques and those students using the traditional teaching method. Seventy - four grade 12 students from 2 classes were participated in the study. These students were selected using the cluster random sampling technique from NadoonPhachasan School in Nadoon District, MahaSarakham province. They were assigned to an experimental group of 40 students learned using the good science thinking moves method with metacognitive techniques and a control group of 34 students learned using the traditional teaching method. Research instruments included (1) learning plans entitled Human and Environmental Sustainability for two groups of students (2) a test on knowledge and understanding; (3) a test on critical thinking; (4) an awareness questionnaire; and (5) a questionnaire on environmental conservation behaviors. The major findings revealed that the lesson plans using the good science thinking moves method with metacognitive techniques had an effectiveness index of 0.7290. The whole students, the male students and the female students of the experimental group showed gains in knowledge and understanding , critical thinking, awareness and environmental conservation behaviors from before learning (p<0.001). The students with different sexes statistically do not indicate these mentioned learning outcomes differently. However, the experimental group evidenced more previously mentioned learning outcomes than the control group students (p<0.001). Also, there were statistical interactions of sex with learning model only on awareness in the reception
area and on environmental conservation behaviors in the area of effective and valued of resources usage (p<0.05).
Keywords: Good science thinking moves; metacognition techniques; critical thinking; awareness; environmental conservation behaviors.
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