THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS AND INNOVATIVE SKILLS FOR GRADE 7 STUDENTS THROUGH STEM PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH IN A WEBSITE CREATION COURSE
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This research, titled "The Development of Computational Thinking Skills and Innovative Skills of Grade 7 Students through STEM Project-Based Learning Approach in a Website Creation Course," aimed to (1) compare students' computational thinking abilities before and after learning, (2) study students' innovative thinking, and (3) investigate students' opinions toward STEM project-based learning. The sample group consisted of 80 Grade 7 students in the first semester of the 2024 academic year. The research instruments included a computational thinking assessment, a series of four STEM-based lesson plans (2 hours per session) on designing and creating websites based on students' interests, an innovative skills assessment, and a learning satisfaction questionnaire. The overall results revealed that students’ computational thinking abilities after participating in STEM project-based learning (µ = 31.825, S.D. = 8.433) were significantly higher than before (µ = 15.975, S.D. = 7.419) at the 0.05 level of statistical significance. Regarding the subcomponents of computational thinking, students showed the greatest improvement in abstract thinking. The study of students’ innovative thinking showed an overall high level (µ = 3.77), with the highest average score in the traits of action-taking and experimentation (µ = 4.21). Students’ overall opinions toward the STEM project-based learning approach were very positive (µ = 4.35), with the highest satisfaction found in the learning atmosphere (µ = 4.56).
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