The Study of 21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills and Learning Achievement on Information Technology of Grade 8 Students Using Stem Education

Abstract

The purposes of the present research were 1) to study Learning and Innovation Skills of grade 8 students’ using STEM Education for students to gain skills score averagely not less than 70 percent and the number of students passing the standard not less than 70 percent and 2) to study Learning Achievement on Information Technology of Grade 8 Students using STEM Education for students to gain learning achievement averagely not less than 70 percent and the number of students passing the standard not less than 70 percent. A sample group was 22 students in Grade 8/1 at Neramit Sueksa School, Chaiyaphum Province. The school is education institutes under the Chaiyaphum Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. Through cluster random sampling. The research design was of Pre-Experimental Research Design, One-Shot Case Study. The research tools consisted of 1) 6 lesson plans lasting 12 hours, 2) The assessment for Learning and Innovation Skills one problem situation, and 3) Learning Achievement Test of learning-objective type-with four choices, 30 items. Data analysis was carried out through mean, standard deviation and percentage.

            The Research Findings: 1) Students’ Learning and Innovation Skills averagely at 20.73 accounted for 76.77 percent and the number passing the standard was 19 accounted for 86.36 percent, which was higher than the expected standard. 2) Students' learning achievement was averagely at 25.00 accounted for 81.82 percent and the number passing the standard was 37 accounted for 78.72 percent, which was higher than the expected standard.