Learning Management based on STEM Education on the Friction to Promote Engineering Design Processes in Grade 5 Students

Abstract

This research aimed to develop the grade-five students’ engineering design process using learning management based on STEM education approaches. The sample groups used in this study were grade-five students who were studying in the second semester of 2020 at Chumchonbanbor School in Ratchaburi Province, selected using purposive sampling. The research tools were 1. the lesson plan about "Friction", and 2. observation forms of the engineering design process, where the Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC) ranged from 0.60 to 1.00, in which the data were gathered using observational forms and activity sheets. Following that, qualitative and quantitative data, including content analysis and percentage analysis, were analyzed.

The results based on the experts’ evaluation revealed that 1) classroom activities through STEM education approaches, which were designed consistent with the STEM guidelines and processes followed by the model of the engineering design process, and 2) students who were learning through STEM education approaches on "Friction" with the activity called "Kindness Boats Help Victims." The overall result of the engineering design process was very good.