RESEARCH PAPER
Effects of STEM Inquiry Method on Learning Attitude and Creativity
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Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, THAILAND
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Chulalongkorn Business School, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, THAILAND
Publication date: 2021-10-06
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2021;17(11):em2031
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ABSTRACT
The innovative education trend is gradually developed on/off campus in past years. The constant
integration of digital technology with education generating the new-style education model
redefines the integrated activity and information technology curricula at schools. Creative thinking
aims to cultivate students combining various situations (e.g., scientific situation, industrial
situation, living situation) with creative design and developing original research and problem
solving with specific engineering goals.
Taking college students in Bangkok, Thailand, as the research object, total 316 students are
preceded the 16-week (3 hours per week for total 48 hours) STEM inquiry method experimental
research. The research results are summarized as below. 1. STEM inquiry method cultivates
students’ personal scientific activity and inquiry ability without restricting the ideas, but guides
students to experience the complete learning process. 2. STEM education, with integrated
instruction, cultivates students learning knowledge and skills for the application to real life. During
students’ learning, the integration of subject knowledge, life experience, and learner-centered is
emphasized. 3. Taking the curriculum design principle of STEM inquiry method, i.e. students’
interested issues, into the consideration of curriculum design and combining several relevant
curriculum fields for integrated instruction, the planned self-directed learning activities and
opportunities could assist students in applying the learned knowledge to solve problems in real
life so as to enhance students’ creative thinking ability. According to the results to propose
suggestions, it is expected to help students learn complete knowledge and, more importantly,
present critical thinking and problem solving abilities.
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