A DEVELOPMENT OF MODELING SKILL CURRICULUM USING STEAM EDUCATION APPROACH FOR GRADE 5 STUDENTS
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The goals of this study were to: 1) develop and assess the model construction curriculum effectiveness index using learning management based on STEAM education for fifth grade students; and 2) investigate the effects of using this curriculum. One group pretest-posttest was the design employed in the pre-experiment study. The sample group included of 22 pupils enrolled in Grade 5, Semester 2, Academic Year 2023, from Ban Chua Wittaya School located in Sop Prap District, Lampang Province, Lampang Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. Cluster random sampling was used to choose the sample group. The curriculum, curriculum handbook, and Modelling Skills Test were among the research instruments utilized. The average ( ), standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test dependent were the statistical analyses performed on the data.
The study's conclusions illustrate that:
1.The modelling curriculum for Grade 5 students, which incorporates STEAM education, has seven components: 1) The curriculum's origins and significance 2) Curriculum tenets 3. The curriculum's goals 4) The curriculum's two units, or content structure: HUNGER FOOD in Unit 1 and SPACE Travel in Unit 2 5) Method of planning educational activities inside the curriculum 6) Curriculum-related media and learning materials; and 7) Curriculum measurement and assessment. Both the curriculum and the curriculum handbook were considered to be quite acceptable overall.
2.In comparison to before studying, the students who took part in the study and were given learning management through the modelling curriculum, which was based on the STEAM education concept for Grade 5 students, demonstrated a significant improvement in their modelling skills at a significance level of .05.
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