The Impact of the Use of STEM Education Approach on the Blended Learning to Improve Student's Critical Thinking Skills

Ardianti, Suji and Sulisworo, Dwi and Yudhiakto, Pramudya and Widodo, Raharjo The Impact of the Use of STEM Education Approach on the Blended Learning to Improve Student's Critical Thinking Skills. Universal Journal of Educational Research.

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Abstract

Educators believe that learning to utilize
technology has opportunities to promote improvement in
student learning performance. This optimism is
undoubtedly expected to be implemented by students not
only in cities but also in rural areas. The setting of this
research was at the school in a rural area in Bima,
Indonesia. This study explored the impact of blended
learning by using the STEM education approach on
improving students' critical thinking for physics subject in
secondary schools. This research was quantitative research
with pretest-posttest control group design. The
experimental group was taught with blended learning that
used the STEM education approach. The control group was
prepared with conventional activities. Covariate in this
study was prior knowledge. The dependent variable was
critical thinking skills measured using an essay test. The
statistical analysis used was ANCOVA which the error
margin was 0.05. The research found that blended learning
with STEM education approach improved better critical
thinking of students than conventional learning. The
limitation of this study is that during online learning,
students with less digital literacy still need assistance from
teachers at the beginning of learning. The contribution in
this study lies in a unique framework that is in the process
of delivering knowledge using blended learning embedded
the STEM education approach for high school physics
lessons in the rural area.

Item Type: Artikel Umum
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User: Dr. Widodo Raharjo
Date Deposited: 26 Aug 2021 14:17
Last Modified: 26 Aug 2021 14:17
URI: http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/27487

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