The Development of Competency in Sustainable Coexistence with Nature and Science and Geo-literacy using an STSE Approach and Roundtable Technique for Grade 8 Students in Social Studies 3 (S22101)

Abstract

This study aimed to: 1) develop students’ competency in sustainable coexistence with nature and science to the competent level or higher; and 2) enhance students’ geo-literacy through the Science, Technology, Society, and Environment (STSE) approach integrated with the Roundtable technique. The criterion required at least 70% of students to achieve geo-literacy scores of 70% or higher. The target group consisted of 16 Grade 8 students at Wimuttayaram Pittayakorn School, Bangkok, in the 2025 academic year, selected through purposive sampling. Research instruments included lesson plans, post-instruction reflection records, classroom observation forms, student interview forms, and tests assessing competency in sustainable coexistence with nature and science and geo-literacy, administered at the end of each instructional cycle and for final assessment. Quantitative data were analyzed using means and percentages, while qualitative data were analyzed descriptively.
The findings revealed that: 1) for competency in sustainable coexistence with nature and science, 14 students (87.50%) met the criterion, with a class mean score of 3.13, corresponding to the competent level and meeting the predetermined criterion; and 2) for geo-literacy, 14 students (87.50%) met the criterion, with a mean score of 10.19, equivalent to 84.92%, which also met the predetermined criterion.