Vol. 1 (2021): Kalamboan Research Journal
Articles

The Effects of Inquiry-based Approach on Pupils’ Performance and Motivation in Science

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  • Bryan Fidel C. Tirol,
  • Marjorie B. Bastida
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61864/kalamboan.v1i1.9

Published 2021-10-31

Keywords

  • Inquiry-based approach,
  • performance and motivation,
  • science education,
  • experimentation/intervention

How to Cite

Tirol, B. F. C., & Bastida, M. B. (2021). The Effects of Inquiry-based Approach on Pupils’ Performance and Motivation in Science. Kalamboan, 1(1), 87–102. https://doi.org/10.61864/kalamboan.v1i1.9

Abstract

This experimental study investigated the effects of Inquiry-based Approach on the performance and motivation in Science involving Grade 6 Pupils of Calatrava I Central School using the quasi-experimental research design. The 30 subjects of the control group were taught with Direct Instruction, and the 30 subjects of the experimental group were subjected to Inquiry-based Approach.  The research instruments utilized were: Test on Science Content Standards, Test on Science Performance Standards; and the questionnaire on Pupils' Level of Motivation before and after the experimentation.  The experiment was completed for five (5) weeks.  The pre-test scores of both control and experimental groups were similar, but there appears a marked difference between their post-test scores as the control group obtained a rating of “high” compared to “very high” on the part of the experimental group. These results highlight the existence of that significant difference between the levels of performance of the control and experimental groups in the post-tests on Science Content and Performance Standards; and between their levels of motivation after the experimentation.  In plain language, these results prove that the Inquiry-based Approach is more effective in improving the pupils' performance in Science Content and Performance Standards, and their motivation in Science compared to Direct Instruction. These results call for broadening the scope of this experimental research on other teaching strategies suitable in science courses or possibly extending its scope beyond the walls of Calatrava I Central School in Calatrava, Negros Occidental.

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