The effects of active learning approach in teaching science to 5th grade students in Bhutanese classroom

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of active learning approach on learning outcome of 5th grade Bhutanese students and to find the perspective towards the use of active learning approach in learning Science. The research was a quantitative research with one-group pretest-posttest design. The population of the study comprised of 59 students of 5th grade which were divided into two sections comprising of 29 students in one section and 30 students in another section. A cluster random sampling method was adopted to select one section of 29 students with mixed ability and gender. The sample group was treated with active learning approach. The study was carried out for four weeks. The data for the study were collected from the learning outcome test and students’ perspective questionnaire. Pretest and posttest were conducted before and after the experiment to find the learning outcome of the students. Questionnaire was administered after the experiment to find out the level of students’ perspective towards active learning approach in learning science. The data were analyzed and interpreted using inferential statistics t-test with p<0.05 level of significance, mean, and standard deviation