Fourteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies

Abstract

When the structure of knowledge and learning process is examined in education specifically in science, it will be seen that the current teaching and learning models are not enough, and therefore they have to be improved or other models are required. This was shown in this study - how the 7E Model Inquiry-Based approach affects the students’ achievement. Seventy learners from Masapang Elementary School, Philippines, were the subjects in this research. Two classes from grade 5 were grouped randomly for traditional instruction approach and 7E Model Inquiry-Based approach in teaching Science with the topic Female Reproductive System. This study employed the experimental design in doing research. The results were based from the spot tests given by the researcher. Using t-test, findings revealed that there is a significant difference between the academic achievement of learners who had undergone traditional instruction approach and academic achievement of learners who had undergone 7E model inquiry-based approach. The students performed better when 7E model inquiry-based approach was used than when traditional instruction approach was employed. It was also found out that students understand subjects easier if they experience, live with, and associate the information they obtained more accurately with events they encounter in everyday life. By applying the 7E model inquiry-based teaching approach, learners developed their critical thinking skills. It is recommended for instructors to make use of 7E model inquiry-based approach more frequently than traditional instruction approach. Though this would take more effort in preparing and implementing, it would result into better students’ academic achievement.