Thai Students’ Higher Order Thinking in Blended Learning about Circulatory system

Abstract

Blended learning about circulatory system combines various activities in class and online learning for scientific inquiry and enhancing higher order thinking (HOT). The online learning provided simulations and interactive activities about circulatory. In order to develop students’ HOT, this study will take six thinking hats technique of De Bono (1992) into biology inquiry. Participants included twenty six Grade 6 students of the primary school in a rural area of Khon Kaen which is located in the North East of Thailand. Higher order thinking representation was collected and interpreted from worksheets, assignments and open-ended questionnaire. Data analysis, the researcher investigated, analyzed, interpreted, and grouped the patterns of HOT answers. The finding revealed that the target group had frequency in expressing their HOT representations in “circulatory system”. Majority of students held analytical thinking. These implications for instruction and the design of blended learning are discussed.