The Effects of Steam Education Approach on Science Learning Achievement and Scientific Process Skills Of Grade 5 Students

Abstract

           The purposes of this study were to 1) compare the science learning achievement before and after learning through the STEAM Education approach, 2) study scientific process skills after learning the STEAM Education approach and 3) explore the satisfaction towards the STEAM Education approach. This study is quasi-experimental. The subjects were 22 Grade 5 Students who were studying on the second semester of the 2021academic year at Watyangham School in Thakheun Network Group, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. They were obtained by simple random sampling using the school as the sampling unit. The research instruments were 5 lesson plans based on STEAM Education approach 2) a science achievement test 3) scientific process skills assessment and 4) a questionnaire on Satisfaction toward the STEAM Education approach. The data were analyzed by means, standard deviations, and t-test for Dependent Samples. The research findings were as follows: 1) The science learning achievement of the Grade 5 students after learning through the STEAM Education approach was significantly higher than that before learning at the .01 level. 2) The scientific process skills of the Grade 5 students after learning through the STEAM Education approach was higher than that before learning, which was at the high level. 3) The Grade 5 student’s satisfaction towards the STEAM Education approach was at the high level.