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Title: A Comparative Study of Inquiry, STEAM, and STEAM-Based Guided Inquiry (GI-STEAM)
Language: English
Authors: Ela Suryani (ORCID 0000-0002-1473-8546), Zuhdan Kun Prasetyo (ORCID 0000-0001-9342-1565), Hermanto (ORCID 0000-0002-4725-7191), Kartika Yuni Purwanti (ORCID 0000-0002-1287-7948)
Source: European Journal of STEM Education. 2025 10(1).
Availability: Lectito Journals. Wassenaarseweb 20, 2596 CH, The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: 31-70-2190600; e-mail: info@lectitojournals.com; Web site: http://www.lectitopublishing.nl
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: Inquiry, STEM Education, Art Education, Active Learning, Elementary School Students, Creative Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Scientific Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrated Activities, Discovery Learning, Problem Solving, Reflection
Geographic Terms: Indonesia
ISSN: 2468-1954
2468-4368
Abstract: This quasi-experimental study investigates the comparative effectiveness of inquiry-based learning, STEAM, and Guided Inquiry-STEAM (GI-STEAM) in fostering elementary students' creative thinking skills and scientific attitudes. A total of 115 students from public elementary schools in Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, were given a creative thinking test with five open-ended items and a questionnaire about their scientific attitudes, which comprises 15 statements. Data were analyzed using the Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) to determine the impact of each instructional approach. The results revealed statistically significant differences across the three groups (p < 0.05), with students exposed to GI-STEAM demonstrating superior creative thinking and stronger scientific attitudes compared to those in the inquiry-only and STEAM groups. These findings suggest that integrating guided inquiry into the STEAM framework provides structured opportunities for exploration, problem-solving, and reflection that are not equally emphasized in conventional inquiry or STEAM models. Thus, GI-STEAM adoption in elementary classrooms has great potential to encourage creativity, foster scientific attitudes, and equip students with evidence-based reasoning and innovative thinking skills needed to tackle complex problems.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1485840
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