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RESEARCH PAPER
An Interdisciplinary Facebook Incorporated STEM Education Strategy in Teaching and Learning of Dynamic Ecosystems
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Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Publication date: 2020-10-14
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2020;16(11):em1902
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Ecology involves learning the multiple processes that occur in an ecosystem in a non-linear
manner. For students to understand the complexity of an ecosystem and the processes, an
interdisciplinary teaching and learning strategy is essential. Crossing the four disciplines that
constitute STEM education, characterizes STEM education as an interdisciplinary approach. This
study prescribes Facebook incorporated STEM education to conduct the lessons on a dynamic
ecosystem, and the effects are reported. Mixed method research encompassing experimental
research and qualitative interviews conducted with From Four students (equivalent to grade 9)
revealed that the new strategy, Facebook incorporated STEM education fostered students
understanding of ecosystems. The paired sample t-test analysis indicated significant differences
between the pre and post understanding scores. The qualitative interview analysis informed how
Facebook incorporated STEM education resulted in students acquiring better understandings. The
study entails an interdisciplinary strategy is essential for effective teaching of a complex process
such as the ecosystem.
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