Open AccessEffects of the Inquiry-based Teaching Approach on Vietnamese Students' Science Achievement: Using PISA 2015 Data
Author(s) -
Tang Thi Thuy,
Le Thai Hung,
Le Thi Hoang Ha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vnu journal of science: education research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2588-1159
DOI - 10.25073/2588-1159/vnuer.4315
Subject(s) - vietnamese , mathematics education , teaching method , sample (material) , quality (philosophy) , psychology , computer science , chemistry , physics , philosophy , linguistics , chromatography , quantum mechanics
The inquiry-based teaching is known as one of the most active ways of teaching methods. It is closely linked to inquiry-based science teaching to enhance students' scientific capacities. This study aims to analyze the relationship between inquiry-based teaching approach and scientific achievement of Vietnamese students based on 2015 PISA database with a sample of 5826 Vietnamese students aged 15. The results show that teachers often use inquiry-based teaching method, the more scientific achievement of students increase. The study also provides some recommendations based on research results to improve the quality of science teaching method and students’ scientific capacity.