Investigating the Impact of STEM Learning on Students' Critical Thinking Skills through Hand-Made Projector Activity
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| Title: | Investigating the Impact of STEM Learning on Students' Critical Thinking Skills through Hand-Made Projector Activity |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rizki Maulana Ashidiq, Nanang Winarno, Eka Cahya Prima, Ari Widodo, Chun-Yen Chang |
| Source: | Journal of Science Learning. 2024 7(2):187-203. |
| Availability: | Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 Bandung 40154 Jawa Barat - Indonesia. e-mail: jslearning@upi.edu; Web site: http://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/jslearning |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education Elementary Education Grade 8 |
| Descriptors: | STEM Education, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Active Learning, Student Projects, Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Improvement, Teaching Methods, Cooperation, Projection Equipment, Private Schools |
| Geographic Terms: | Indonesia |
| ISSN: | 2614-6568 |
| Abstract: | This research presents an investigation on the utilization of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with Project-Based Learning as experiment class treatment and project-based learning as control class treatment to investigate students' critical thinking in optical instruments lessons, with a particular focus on the development of handmade projectors. In Indonesian schools, where there is a lack of integration of the STEM and learning activity itself, it is still in the form of a direct transfer of knowledge from teachers to students. This research used quantitative research with a quasi-experimental design. The method for data collection is purposive random sampling. The research participant consists of 60 eighth-grade middle high school students in Bandung chosen based on a purposive random sampling technique. The data is obtained through five open-ended essay questions about critical thinking skills. The result shows that the independent t-test for students' critical thinking is 0.081, which means there are no significant differences between the control and experiment classes. However, in the STEM Project-based learning model, The N-gain of students' critical thinking skills is 0.718, which is a high improvement. Moreover, on Project-Based Learning, the N-gain of students' critical thinking skills is 0.660, which is a medium improvement. |
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| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1440977 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This research presents an investigation on the utilization of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with Project-Based Learning as experiment class treatment and project-based learning as control class treatment to investigate students' critical thinking in optical instruments lessons, with a particular focus on the development of handmade projectors. In Indonesian schools, where there is a lack of integration of the STEM and learning activity itself, it is still in the form of a direct transfer of knowledge from teachers to students. This research used quantitative research with a quasi-experimental design. The method for data collection is purposive random sampling. The research participant consists of 60 eighth-grade middle high school students in Bandung chosen based on a purposive random sampling technique. The data is obtained through five open-ended essay questions about critical thinking skills. The result shows that the independent t-test for students' critical thinking is 0.081, which means there are no significant differences between the control and experiment classes. However, in the STEM Project-based learning model, The N-gain of students' critical thinking skills is 0.718, which is a high improvement. Moreover, on Project-Based Learning, the N-gain of students' critical thinking skills is 0.660, which is a medium improvement. |
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| ISSN: | 2614-6568 |
