A Study The Problem Solving Skills of 8THGrade students at The Demonstration School of Thepsatri Rajabhat University Using the 5 STEPs Learning Process

Abstract

 This research aimed to 1) Comparing the Problem-Solving Skills of 8^TH Grade students at The Demonstration School Thepsatri Rajabhat University using the 5 STEPs Learning Process and 2) To study the attitudes towards science of 8^th Grade students at The Demonstration School Thepsatri Rajabhat University. The sample consists of 46 students from 8th Grade class (class 8/6), selected through Simple Random Sampling. The research instruments included 1) a problem-solving skills assessment scale and 2) an attitude towards science assessment scale. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test. The results showed that the 5 STEPs Learning Process significantly improved the problem-solving skills of 8^th Grade students at The Demonstration School Thepsatri Rajabhat University compared to before the intervention (p < .05), and their attitudes towards science were at a high level (mean = 4.07, S.D. = 0.80). Therefore, the 5 STEPs learning process enables students to develop analytical thinking skills and apply them to solve various problems with high quality.