The Effects of STEAM Education Activity Provision Using Natural Material on Development of Originality for Young Children

Abstract

          The purpose of this research was to compare the effect of the STEAM Education activity using natural materials on the initiative’s development of early childhood children before and after the STEAM Education activity using natural materials. This research is quantitative research using the following research instruments (1) a lesson plan of STEAM Education activity for developing initiatives (2) A test for early childhood children's ability of initiative using 10 items of pictures, which is a researcher self-made test. The subjects used in this research were fifteen male and female early childhood children aged between 3 – 4 years old who are in kindergarten level 1, semester 2, the academic year 2022, Laor-utis Demonstration School, Suan Dusit University. The results of the study showed that early childhood children had higher initiative skills after receiving the STEAM activity using natural materials than before receiving the STEAM Education activity using natural materials.