FOSTERING STUDENTS’ CONCEPT MASTERY THROUGH STEM-ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS IN THERMAL ENERGY AND HEAT TRANSFER TOPIC

Aisyah Nurul Hasanah Purnama; Nanang Winarno; Eka Cahya Prima; Nur Jahan Ahmad

doi:10.21154/insecta.v4i2.7240

Aisyah Nurul Hasanah Purnama Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
Nanang Winarno Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
Eka Cahya Prima Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
Nur Jahan Ahmad Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

https://doi.org/10.21154/insecta.v4i2.7240

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Keywords: Cognitive, Concept Mastery, STEM, STEM-Engineering Design Process

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of STEM-EDP on students' concept mastery in thermal energy and heat transfer topic. Employing a quasi-experimental design, the study incorporates pretest and posttest across both an experiment class and a control class. The Experimental class using the STEM-EDP while control class using the conventional as the learning approach. The study encompasses 35 seventh-grade students for each class from one of Junior High School in Bandung, Indonesia. The instruments include an objective test that spans cognitive levels from C1 to C5 based on the Bloom Taxonomy. The result shows that there are significant differences between experimental and control class in both concept mastery. This is evident from the p-values of 0.03 in independent t-test results for concept mastery. In terms of improvement, the N-Gain of experiment class for concept mastery stands at 0.22, characterizing a low improvement. While, the N-gain of control class is 0.08, also characterizing as a low improvement. In light of these outcomes, it is reasonable to consider STEM-EDP as a valuable pedagogical approach within Junior High School in fostering a deeper understanding of scientific concepts especially in thermal energy and heat transfer topic.

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FOSTERING STUDENTS’ CONCEPT MASTERY THROUGH STEM-ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS IN THERMAL ENERGY AND HEAT TRANSFER TOPIC

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