The Development of Analytical Thinking and Creative Thinking by Learning Management Based on STEM Education

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to compare analytical thinking and creative thinking by learning management based on STEM education before learning and after learning with the 70 percent criteria. The participants were 28 ninth grade students who studied in the second semester of 2020 academic year at Angsila School. They were selected through the cluster random sampling. The research instruments were lesson plans using STEM education techniques, analytical thinking test and creative thinking test. The data was analyzed by using Mean, Standard Deviation, dependent sample t-test, and one sample t-test.  The results showed students’ analytical thinking was 77.27 % after learning with the STEM education techniques and students’ creative thinking was 77.08 % after learning with the STEM education techniques.