The Effectiveness of Hands-on Experiments in Learning Science among Grade Four Pupils in San Roque Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Science is a natural subject for hands-on kinesthetic learning experiences that appeal to the visual and auditory senses. There are several factors that have led the researchers to investigate the effectiveness of hands-on experiments in learning Science. The hands-on experiment is an active process of student-centered learning whereby it encourages children to discover and develop new concepts or ideas followed by spurring children's mind to be critical and creative. The experiment plays a key role in teaching science. Science instruction without any experiment is hardly conceivable. Clearly, the experiment is the key feature of science methods of investigating "nature”. We deliberately do not use the singular scientific method as it is not possible to identify such a method. There is a wide spectrum of epistemological and ontological views of the nature of science that is linked to rather different strategies and methods of investigations.

METHODS

The descriptive quantitative research which aims to identify the Effectiveness of Hands -on Experiment in Learning Science among Grade Four Pupils. The respondents of the study are the Grade IV pupils School Year 2018-2019 that can perform a hands-on Experiment.

RESULTS

The implementation of hands-on experiments in the class is one of the effective ways of executing the lesson because it meets the level of effectiveness. Learners still enjoy the hands-on experiment and it made Science lessons enjoyable. Teachers believed that a choice of learning strategies especially experience-based learning will increase the interest, engagement and learning in students.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate that the learner enjoys a hands-on experiment to make Science lessons more interesting and enjoyable through the guidance of their teacher.