European Journal of Education Studies
ISSN: 2501 - 1111
ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111
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Volume 3 │ Issue 5 │ 2017
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.546618
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM EDUCATION AND
BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR
SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
Varangkul Watthananusit1,
Toansakul Santiboon2i,
Natchanok Jansawang3
Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education
Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand 44000
3Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology
Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand 44000
1,2
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to evaluate and develop of An Innovative
Instructional STEM Education Strategy Lesson Plan Combined with the Brainstorming
Techniques (STEM & ”TS for enhancing students’ learning achievements and
transforming their science related attitudes for secondary students at the 8 th grade level
in science class on Light and Visible Light issue with the processing and performance
resulting effective determinant criteria at the level of
/ . Students’ learning
achievements and their science attitudes to their pre and post assessing designs toward
their learning management according to the instructional model of learning
management in the STEM & BTS were compared. “ssociations between students’
learning achievements of their posttest assessment and their attitudes toward science
with the STEM & ”TS for enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming
their science related attitudes were assessed. Administration of the sample size of 25
students at the 8th grade level from Khatiyawongsa School under the Secondary
Educational Service Area Office 27, Roi-Et with the purposive random sampling
technique was selected. The STEM & BTS composed of an innovative instructional
lesson plan and 9 subunits in 15 hours on 5 weeks were instructed management.
Students’ learning achievements were assessed with the -item Learning Achievement
Test (LAT) in four multiple choices of their pretest and posttest assessments. Students’
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
attitudes toward science were assessed of their perceptions with the 8-item Test Of
Science-Related Attitude (TOSRA). Statistically significant was analyzed the data with
Mean ̅̅̅ Standard Deviation (S.D.), Percentage, t-test, One-Way ANOVA (eta2),
Simple Correlation r , Standardized Regression Coefficient β , Multiple Correlation
(R), and Coefficient Predictive Value (R2). The results of these research findings
followed as: An innovative instructional STEM education strategy combined with the
brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’ learning achievements and
transforming their science related attitudes at the 8th grade level was assessed of six
learning activities by the 3-Professional Experts with the Index of Item Objective
Congruence (IOC ), it has found that the IOC indicated of . , students’ responses of
their learning activities were at the high level, the relationships of six learning activities
with F-test was significant at level of 0.001, and the Cronbach Alpha Reliability of the
TOSRA was 0.79. The effectiveness of the innovative learning management lesson plan
in form of the STEM & BTS (E1/E2) was 77.64/78.48, which has higher than the
standardized determining criteria of / . Students’ learning achievements of their
pretest and posttest assessments with the LAT to the STEM & BTS with their posttest
was higher than pretest and statistically significant was differentiated, significantly (ƿ <
.001). Students’ attitudes toward science were assessed with the TOSRA, the average
mean scores with their post-attitude were higher than pre-attitude and statistically
significant was differentiated, significantly (ƿ < . . “ssociations between students’
learning achievements of their post-LAT their post-TOSRA toward science, the R2 value
indicated that % of the variance in students’ learning achievements of their science
class was attributable to their post attitudes toward science in the STEM & BTS for
enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming their science related
attitudes and statistically significant was also found at the 0.01 level, relatively.
Keywords: development, an innovative instruction, STEM education, strategy,
brainstorming techniques, enhancement, students’ learning achievements,
transformation, science related attitudes
1. Introduction
Education is a light that shows the mankind the right direction to surge. The purpose of
education is not just making a student literate but adds rationale thinking, knowledge
ability and self-sufficiency. When there is a willingness to change, there is hope for
progress in any field. Creativity can be developed and innovation benefits both
students and teachers (Damodharan, 2014). An instructional model represents the
broadest level of instructional practices and presents a philosophical orientation to
instruction. Models are used to select and to structure teaching strategies, methods,
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EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
skills, and student activities for a particular instructional emphasis. Instructional
models are related to theories about how student learn. Some examples include:
behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and connectivism. Various learning theories
fit within these general categories, i.e., adult learning theory, transformative learning,
social interaction, motivation theory, etc. Within each model, several strategies can be
used. Strategies determine the approach a teacher may take to achieve learning
objectives. Strategies can be classed as direct, indirect, interactive, experiential, or
independent. Instructional methods are used by teachers to create learning
environments and to specify the nature of the activity in which the teacher and learner
will be involved during the lesson. While particular methods are often associated with
certain strategies, some methods may be found within a variety of strategies. (Keesee,
2015). Capable instructors are aware of the principle of active learner participation.
Given the choice between two techniques, choose the one involving the learners in the
most active participation (Knowles, 1984).
Evaluation of teaching can have many purposes, including collecting feedback
for teaching improvement, developing a portfolio for job applications, or gathering data
as part of personnel decisions, such as reappointment or promotion and tenure. Most of
the methods can be used for all of these functions. In general, efforts to collect
information for improvement can be informal and focus on specific areas an individual
instructor wishes to develop. Information for job applications involves presenting one’s
best work and meeting the requirements outlined in job ads. However, when the
purpose of evaluation is personnel decision making, it is important to use a
comprehensive and systematic process. What follows are multiple methods for
collecting information about instructors’ activities, accomplishments, and effectiveness
in teaching, in the classroom and beyond. While this list includes best practices for
using student ratings, it also offers suggestions for ensuring that student ratings are not
the only source of evidence used to assess instructional effectiveness, an approach
consistent with research. In addition, detailed resources are available on the topics of
student ratings of instruction, peer review of teaching, course portfolios, and teaching
portfolios (Central of Research on Teaching and Learning, 2015).
Provides nearly 4,000 science, technology, engineering and math resources
for PreK-5, 6-12 as well as free, self-paced modules for teachers teaching global climate
change to middle school and high school students are instructional designs.
Instructional design, or instructional systems design (ISD), is the practice of creating
"instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient,
effective, and appealing (Merrill, Drake, Lacy, and Pratt, 1996). The process consists
broadly of determining the state and needs of the learner, defining the end goal of
instruction, and creating some "intervention" to assist in the transition. The outcome of
this instruction may be directly observable and scientifically measured or completely
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
hidden and assumed (Mayer, 1992). The Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM, previously SMET) are a term that refers to the academic
disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (New Jersey
Technology and Engineering Educator Association, 2015).
Students are extremely curious and impressionable, so instilling an interest at an
early age could spark a lasting desire to pursue a career in any of these fields . By the
time a student is ready to enter the work force, they must have enough knowledge to
make invaluable contributions to our nation’s STEM education. It is also important that
schools have an ample amount of teachers who are experts in STEM, and these subjects
should always be considered as high demand subjects. Student learning outcome
performances clearly state the expected knowledge, skills, attitudes, competencies, and
habits of mind that students are expected to acquire at an institution of higher
education. Transparent student learning outcomes statements are; specific to
institutional level and/or content level, clearly expressed and understandable by
multiple audiences, prominently posted at or linked to multiple places across the other
context, to be updated regularly to reflect current outcomes, and to be receptive to
feedback or comments on the quality and utility of the information provided . In this
research study, using the instructional management between STEM education method
for developing students’ learning achievements and developing this instructional
model for enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming their science
related attitudes of secondary students at the 8th grade level in science class was
designed.
Brainstorming is a group creativity technique by which efforts are made to find a
conclusion for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed
by its members. The term was popularized by Alex Faickney Osborn in the 1953 book
Applied Imagination. Advertising executive, he began developing methods for creative
problem-solving in 1939. He was frustrated by employees’ inability to develop creative
ideas individually for ad campaigns. In response, he began hosting group-thinking
sessions and discovered a significant improvement in the quality and quantity of ideas
produced by employees. Osborn outlined his method in the 1948 book Your Creative
Power in chapter 33, "How to Organize a Squad to Create Ideas" (Osborn, 1963). These
principles were his four general rules of brainstorming, established with intention to:
reduce social inhibitions among group members, stimulate idea generation, and
increase overall creativity of the group on four steps: Go for quantity; this rule is a means
of enhancing divergent production, aiming to facilitate problem solving through the
maxim quantity breeds quality. The assumption is that the greater the numbers of ideas
generate the bigger the chance of producing a radical and effective solution. Withhold
criticism; in brainstorming, criticism of ideas generated should be put 'on hold'. Instead,
participants should focus on extending or adding to ideas, reserving criticism for a later
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EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
'critical stage' of the process. By suspending judgment, participants will feel free to
generate unusual ideas. Welcome wild ideas; to get a good long list of suggestions, wild
ideas are encouraged; they can be generated by looking from new perspectives and
suspending assumptions. These new ways of thinking might give you better solutions,
and Combine and improve ideas; as suggested by the slogan "1+1=3". It is believed to
stimulate the building of ideas by a process of association (Furnham, & Yazdanpanahi,
1995). This research study was to separate each student in a circular group writes down
one idea, and then passes the piece of paper to the next person, who adds some
thoughts. This continues until everybody gets his or her original piece of paper back. By
this time, it is likely that the group will have extensively elaborated on each idea with
the STEM & ”TS for enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming their
science related attitudes.
Theory of modeling as an instructional strategy, modeling is an
effective instructional strategy in that it allows students to observe the teacher's thought
processes. Using this type of instruction, teachers engage students in imitation of
particular behaviors that encourage learning. Strategy is highly teacher-directed and is
among the most commonly used (Bandura, 1986). . This strategy includes methods such
as lecture, didactic questioning, explicit teaching, practice and drill, and
demonstrations. The direct instruction strategy is effective for providing information or
developing step-by-step skills. This strategy also works well for introducing other
teaching methods, or actively involving students in knowledge construction (Keesee,
2015). However, effective teaching is not a set of generic practices, but instead is a set of contextdriven decisions about teaching. Effective teachers do not use the same set of practices for every
lesson . . . Instead, what effective teachers do is constantly reflect about their work, observe
whether students are learning or not, and, then adjust their practice accordingly (Glickman,
1991: 6). “ccording to social learning theorist “lbert ”andura, Learning would be
exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their
own actions to inform them what to do. Fortunately, most human behavior is learned
observationally through modeling: from observing others one forms an idea of how new behaviors
are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for action”
(Bandura, 1977). In this research study was to develop of an innovative instructional
strategies combined with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques for
enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming their science related
attitudes at the 8th grade level.
The Ministry of Education hereby authorizes implementation of the Curriculum,
the provisions of which are appended to this directive. The Basic Education Core
Curriculum 2008 shall replace the Basic Education Curriculum 2001. Conditions and
time frame for application of the Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008 shall be as
follow: for model schools for curriculum implementation and those ready for such
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EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
implementation, the names of which have been announced by the Ministry of
Education: in academic year 2009, the Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008 shall be
applied for Grades 1-6 and Grades 7 and 10; in academic year 2010, the Basic Education
Core Curriculum 2008 shall be applied for Grades 1-6, and Grades 7, 8, 10 and 11; and
as of academic year 2011, the Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008 shall be applied for
all grades. For schools in general: in academic year 2010, the Basic Education Core
Curriculum 2008 shall be applied for Grades 1-6 and Grades 7 and 10; in academic year
2011, the Basic Education Curriculum 2008 shall be applied for Grades 1-6 and Grades
7, 8, 10 and 11; and as of academic year 2012, the Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008
shall be applied for all grades (The Minister of Education of Thailand, 2008). From the
context of this basic core curriculum problem of learning management in science
classroom in physics course is integrated. The problem of achievement of learning
management at source has been achieved as low. The Institute the Promotion of
Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) has been trying to solve the problems of
learning management model with the integration of science education, this is just the
beginning. Although there are eight centers, eight centers are located in different parts
of the country (The Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), 2015).
In terms of the Learning Standards and Indicators in science learning core, the
learning standards serve as the goals in developing learners’ quality, monitoring for
internal quality assurance is essential, as it indicates the extent of success in achieving
the quality as prescribed in the pertinent standards. Indicators specify what learners
should know and be able to perform as well as their characteristics for each grade level,
indicators reflect the learning standards with the eights strands with the thirteen science
standards. In the context of physics contents, they are obtained at the Strand 4: Forces
and Motion Standard SC4.1 and Standard SC4.2, and Strand 5: Energy Standard SC5.1.
In this research, study was selected on the Strand 4: Forces and Motion Standard SC4.1
on Light and Visible Light with the instructional management between STEM education
method was instructional design for secondary students at the 8th grade level in this
research study.
Modified version of the short version from the original of the Test of Science
Related Attitudes (TOSRA) that it used to assesses science-related attitudes along seven
dimensions: social implications of science, normality of scientists, attitude toward
scientific inquiry, adoption of scientific attitudes, enjoyment of science lessons, leisure
interest in science, & career interest in science (Fraser, 1981). Fraser developed the
survey to measure seven science related attitudes among secondary school students.
Fraser based his design on the early work of Klopfer (1971). In his classification system,
Klopfer’s first scale was called Manifestation of favorable attitudes towards science and
scientists. The TOSR“ was used to associate student outcomes and the classroomlearning environment, particularly to add the measure of students’ attitudes towards
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
science and achievement. This research study references the extensive of Santiboon and
Fisher’s work that it was shown high reliability results for modifying version from the
origin was all measured to assess changes in students’ attitudes toward science and
science related issues (Santiboon and Fisher, 2005) for developing an innovative
instructional strategies combined with the STEM education and brainstorming
techniques for enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming their
science related attitudes at the 8th grade level.
The driving force of 21st Century learning is the focus on preparing our young
students to be successful in today's world. And because the world is changing so
rapidly in our digital age, the needs of our students are progressing as well. the tenets
of 21st Century learning and find out how you can enhance your teaching methods to
best serve today's young learners, check out our article on the topic: "What is
21st Century learning? How a master's degree can enhance the effectiveness of your classroom
(Scherman, 2016). This present study was checked by education experts maintain that
one of the most effective ways to make a lesson stick is to involve the students directly.
This is why research team often sees student skits or mock trials. These hands-on
activities can help transform a lesson into an experience. Based on the above-mentioned
concept, the researchers was developed an innovative instructional strategies combined
with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’
learning achievements and transforming their science related attitudes in science class.
As a result, students learning achievement with the instructional management
strategies combined with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques were
designed of the innovative lesson plan. Thus, the model of STEM Education teaching
and learning was integrated into the model of science experiment of the lower
secondary students at the 8th grade level at Khatiyawonhsa School under the Roi-Et
Secondary Educational Service Area Office 27 is the context of research limitation in this
study.
2. Research Methodology
Generally, the process by which instruction is improved through the analysis of
learning needs and systematic development of learning experiences; the instructional
designers often use technology and multimedia as tools to enhance instruction. It is
designed to provide information about instructional design principles and how they
relate to teaching and learning. Instructional design (or instructional systems design), is
the analysis of learning needs and systematic development of instruction. Effective
instructional designers are also familiar with a wide range of educational technology
that can be used for delivering learning experiences. Instructional design models
provide a method, that if followed will facilitate the transfer of knowledge, skills and
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
attitude to the learner. Presenting content in a simple, meaningful way is the art of good
instructional design. Researcher team was increasingly seeing an emphasis on
innovative instructional strategies combined with the STEM education and
brainstorming techniques integration in secondary school classrooms such that students
would learn and apply relevant math and science content while simultaneously
developing engineering habits of mind. However, research in both science education
and engineering education suggests that this goal of truly integrating STEM is rife with
challenges. To compare between students’ learning achievements were assessed,
students’ performances of their attitudes towards science were associated. The research
methodology was following as:
3. Research Objectives
1. To evaluate of an innovative instructional strategies combined with the STEM
education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’ learning
achievements and transforming their science related attitudes at the 8 th grade
level.
2. To develop an innovative instructional lesson plan based on the strategies
combined with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques for secondary
students at the 8th grade level in science classes on Light and Visible Light issue
with the processing and performance resulting effective determinant criteria at
the level of 75/75.
3. To compare between students’ learning achievements and their science attitudes
to their pre and post assessing designs toward their learning management
according to the model of learning management in strategies combined with the
STEM education and brainstorming techniques on Light and Visible Light issue
in science class.
4. To analyze of the associations between students’ learning achievements of their
posttest assessment and their attitudes toward science with an innovative
instructional strategies combined with the STEM education and brainstorming
techniques for enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming
their science related attitudes at the 8th grade level.
4. Research Procedures
To develop the innovative instructional strategies combined with the STEM education
and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’ learning achievements and
transforming their science related attitudes at the 8th grade level. Research team has
been designed in five steps of research procedures that followed as:
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
Step I: Created the Lesson Plan of the Innovative Instructional Strategies Combined
with the STEM & BTS
The innovative instructional strategies combined with the STEM education and
brainstorming techniques (STEM & BTS) was created and designed on 1 lesson plan of 9
units for learning management in 15 hours that composed of the content, such as: the
composition of the eye, the subject of the human eye image, the brightness of light to
the human eye, the brightness of the light of life, color of light, reflection and refraction,
get to know the STEM activities, STEM integration activities (lit up in secret fleeting),
and students’ presentation of STEM and brainstorming techniques’ activities with the
definition of the content, analysis of curriculum course description determine the
purpose of learning, and creating a learning management plan.
Step II: Creating the Steps of Learning Activities with the STEM & BTS
The processes of implementing activities according to the learning management plan
that focuses on teaching and learning activities with the STEM & BTS composed as:
Select Central Standards, Align with a Problem, Support Central Standards with
Supplemental Standards, Instruct STEM Standards, Engage Student Participation,
Troubleshoot the Designs, Evaluate the Designs, and Present Completed Projects steps.
Step III: the Quality of an Innovative Instructional Strategies of the STEM & BTS
was Checked
Using the innovative instructional strategies combined with the STEM & BTS was
checked by the advisors and the professional experts with the Index of Item Objective
Congruence (IOC). Researcher team was selected the STEM & BTS that it had the high
quality of appropriability, only.
Step IV: Created the Learning Achievement Test (LAT)
Investigations of curriculum, content, objectives, expected learning outcomes, and
lesson plans were created the Learning Achievement Test L“T were assessed students’
learning achievements of their pretest and posttest designs. The LAT was tried out with
another sample group and proved by the professional experts. The 50-item Leaning
Achievement Test (LAT) on Light and Visible Light Issue was created by the researcher
team of 50 optional items in 4 multiple choice options was assessed in the fourth step of
research procedures.
Step V: Selected the TOSRA for Assessing Students’ Perceptions of their Attitudes
The original of the Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) was assessed science-related
attitudes along seven dimensions: social implications of science, normality of scientists,
attitude toward scientific inquiry, adoption of scientific attitudes, enjoyment of science
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
lessons, leisure interest in science, & career interest in science and obtained of 70 items
(Fraser, 1981). The terms attitude is very common and popular in daily life. Everyone
has given it its own meanings, concepts and definitions. An aim of this study was to
explore the psychometric attitudes of the Test of Science-Related Attitude (TOSRA) to
adapt to the Thai version that it obtained of 8 items (Santiboon and Fisher, 2005) was
assessed students’ perceptions of their attitudes toward science in physics classes in the
five step of research methodology.
4.1 Using the Popular Instructional Method in 21st-Century: STEM Education
Exactly, with clear definitions of both STEM education and STEM literacy, the authors
argue that STEM in itself is not a curriculum, but rather a way of organizing and
delivering instruction by weaving the four disciplines together in intentional ways.
Rather than adding two new subjects to the curriculum, the engineering and technology
practices can instead be blended into existing mathematics and science lessons in ways
that engage students and help them master 21st century skills. STEM Innovative Lesson
Plans of the essentials was built how to begin the STEM integration journey with: five
guiding principles for effective STEM instruction, science classes were responded of
what these principles look like in action of students’ perceptions, sample activities that
put all four STEM fields into practice, and lesson planning templates for STEM units
were assessed by the professional expert educators were checked of their efficiency
quality in the third step of research methodology.
4.2 Combination of the STEM Education and Brainstorming Techniques to Enhance
Students’ Learning Achievements and Transforming their Science Related Attitudes
The innovative instructional strategies combined with the STEM education and
brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’ learning achievements and
transforming their science related attitudes at the 8th grade level were instructed
designs. A good deal of research refutes Osborn's claim that group brainstorming could
generate more ideas than individuals working alone. Overwhelmingly, groups
brainstorming together produce fewer ideas than individuals working separately. This
process involves brainstorming the questions, rather than trying to come up with
immediate answers and short term solutions in 6 learning activities, namely; Fishbone
chart, Graph, Checklist, Pareto chart, Fishbone chart, and 7 QC Tools. In disposition of
the combination of the STEM education and brainstorming technique instructional
methods, teachers and students convey personal values or ways of thinking. Although
teachers must be careful not to offend and to be inclusive when modeling dispositions,
this type of modeling is important for facilitating the development of character and
community. Teachers can model desired personal characteristics by acting with
integrity and empathy and by setting high expectations. Teachers who are creative,
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES COMBINED WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LE“RNING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR SCIENCE RELATED ATTITUDES AT THE 8TH GRADE LEVEL
diligent, well-prepared, and organized model the kinds of strategies needed to succeed
in the workforce. Modified of the thinking of Osborn that brainstorming should address
a specific question was detailed.
4.3 Sample Size
This research study was administered in the lower secondary educational school
students who sat at the 8th grade level which sample size of 25 students in science class
in the second semester of academic year 2016 at Khatiyawongsa School under the Roi-Et
Secondary Educational Service Area Office 27 with the purposive sampling technique.
4.4 Data Analysis
Using the foundational statistic with percentage, mean, standard deviation for
analyzing the basically data was examined. The validity and reliability of research
instruments were assessed with internal consistency Cronbach alpha reliability and
discirminant validity. Statistically significant was differentiated data to compare with
the independent variable t-test and ANOVA results (eta2). Associations between
students’ learning achievements of their posttest outcomes and their attitudes toward
science in science classroom environments with simple and multiple correlations,
standardized regression weight abilities and the coefficient predictive value (R2) were
used.
5. Results
The purposes of the development of the innovative instructional strategies combined
with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’
learning achievements and transforming their science related attitudes at the 8 th grade
level were investigated with the instructional lesson plan, students’ learning
achievements and their attitudes toward science of their pretest and posttest designs,
associations between students’ learning achievements and their attitudes were reported.
5.1 Validity and Reliability of Research Instruments
5.1.1 The IOC Value of the STEM & BTS Innovative Instructional Lesson Plan
The STEM education combined with the brainstorming techniques innovative
instructional lesson plan was created learning plan offers the counselor to verify the
content validity for students’ learning activities, teaching materials, and evaluation in
the learning management plan was corrected as suggested by the advisors and the 3professional expert educators were reviewed and assessed the validity of content,
purpose learning with the IOC value (Index of Item Objective Congruence) was 0.88, it
appeared that the research plan developed by the researcher team, students’ responses
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of their learning activities were at the high level ( x = 7.63 , SD = 0.60), the relationships
of six learning activities with F-test was significant at level of 0.001.
5.1.2 Validity of the LAT
To assess students’ learning achievements of their pretest-posttest designs were an
expansion of the posttest only design with the target groups, one of the simplest
methods of testing the effectiveness of an intervention. In this design, which was given
the treatment and the results were gathered at the end with statistical analysis that can
then determine the intervention had a significant effect. The 50-item Leaning
Achievement Test (LAT) was averaged of 7.51 - 8.50 means that the brainstorming
activities of students are at a high level.
5.1.3 Validity of the TOSRA
The Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) questionnaire was selected to use with the
aim of investigating any possible relationships with the instructional management
between the STEM & BTS for developing students’ attitudes toward science. The
TOSRA consists of eight items and the five response alternatives are: Almost Never (1),
Seldom (2), Sometimes (3), Often (4) and Very Often (5). The minimum score as 8 and
maximum score as 40, and the average mean score range from 1.00 to 5.00 was
indicated. The internal consistency (Cronbach alpha coefficient) was obtained for the
sample in this present study as indices of scale reliability is 0.79.
5.2 The Effectiveness of the STEM Education Innovative Instructional Lesson Plan
To analyze the effectiveness of the innovative instructional lesson plans based on the
model of learning management in a STEM & BTS of secondary students at the 8th grade
level in science classes with the processing and performance resulting effectiveness at
75/75 criteria. Table 1 reports of the effectiveness of the innovative instructional lesson
plan.
Table 1: Score Total, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Percentage for the
Effectiveness Innovative Instructional Lesson Plans for the STEM & BTS
Efficiency Type
Efficiency Performance Processes (E1)
Efficiency Performance Results (E2)
Total Score
x
S.D.
Percentage
140
50
108.79
39.24
3.28
77.64
1.74
78.48
The Lessoning Effectiveness (E1/E2) = 77.64/78.48
Table 1 shows the result for the effectiveness of the innovative instructional lesson plans
based on the model of learning management in the STEM & BTS STEM. Effectiveness of
lessons during the learning process (E1) reveals of 77.64 and the performance
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effectiveness (E2) indicate that of 78.48, so the lessoning effectiveness (E1/E2) evidences
of 77.64/78.48 over the threshold setting is 75/75.
5.3 Comparisons between Students’ Learning Achievements of their Pretest and
Posttest Assessments with the Innovative Instructional the STEM & BTS
To compare between students’ learning achievements of their pretest and posttest
assessments with the innovative instructional lesson plans based on the model of
learning management in the STEM & BTS of secondary students at the 8th grade level in
science laboratory environment classes with the 50-item Learning Achievement Test (LAT)
was assessed. Table 2 reports the statistically significance of the difference between
students’ learning outcomes of their pretest and posttest assessments. Using paired
comparisons between different assessments of the same LAT as reports in Table 2.
Table 2: Average Mean, Standard Deviation, Mean Difference for the PPAT
Total score
( x =50 )
Standard
Deviation
Pretest
21.56
3.01
Posttest
39.24
1.74
N = 5, *ρ < . 5, **ρ < .
, ***ρ < .
Assessing Test
Mean
Diff.
t-Value
ANOVA
(eta2)
17.68
35.51***
0.50***
Table
reported on students’ learning achievements, the district would need
assessments at two points in time: before learning begins and at the end of the science
course. These assessments can be thought of as pre-tests and post-tests. The average
mean scores of pretest of 21.56 and posttest revealed as 39.24. In most case, the standard
deviation for the pretest as 3.01 and for the posttest as 1.74, and the mean difference
between pre-tests and post-tests of 17.68 were compared. It also provides support the
learning management in the STEM & BTS that teacher needed to take differences into
consideration when planning and designing science curriculum in the science
laboratory were assessed with the independent t-test and ANOVA (eta2) significantly (ρ
< 0.001).
5.4 Comparisons between Students’ Perceptions of their Attitudes toward Science to
their Pre- and Post-TOSRA
To compare between students’ perceptions of their attitudes toward science to their preand post-TOSRA of secondary students at the 8th grade level in science laboratory
environment classes with the 8-item Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) was
assessed. Table reports the statistically significance of the difference between students’
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learning outcomes of their pretest and posttest assessments. Using paired comparisons
between different assessments of the same TOSRA as reports in Table 3.
Table 3: Average Mean, Standard Deviation, Mean Difference, t-test and
ANOVA (eta2) for the TOSRA
Total score
( x =5)
Standard
Deviation
Pretest
3.79
0.54
Posttest
4.39
0.38
Assessing Test
N = 5, *ρ < . 5, **ρ < .
Mean
Diff.
t-Value
ANOVA
(eta2)
0.60
6.07**
0.34**
, ***ρ < .
Table reported on students’ perceptions of their attitudes toward science to their preand post-TOSRA of secondary students at the 8th grade level in science laboratory
environment classes with the 8-item Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA). The
average mean scores of pre-attitude of 3.79 and post-attitude revealed as 4.39. In most
case, the standard deviation for the pre-attitude as 0.54 and for the post-attitude as 0.38,
and the mean difference between pre- and post-attitudes of 0.60 were compared. It also
provides support the learning management in the TOSRA that teacher needed to take
differences into consideration when planning and designing science curriculum in the
science were assessed with the independent t-test and ANOVA (eta2) significantly (ρ <
0.01).
5.5 Associations between Students’ Learning Achievements of their Posttest
Assessment and their Post-TOSRA
Students’ learning achievements of their posttest assessment with the L“T to their
perceptions of their attitudes toward science (TOSRA) with the innovative instructional
strategies combined with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques for
enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming their science related
attitudes
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Table 4: “ssociations between Students’ Pretest and Posttest “chievements for the Previous
CTAT in Term of Simple Correlation (r), Multiple Correlations (R) and
Standardized Regression Coefficient β
Variables
Posttest
Assessment
(LAT)
Post-Attitude
Assessment
(TOSRA)
S.D.
Simple
Correlation
(r)
Standardized
Regression
Validity β
Multiple
Correlation
(R)
Efficiency
Predictive
Value (R2)
3.92
0.17
0.23**
0.21**
0.7078**
0.5010**
4.65
0.13
Mean
(x)
N = 25, *ρ < . 5, **ρ < .
, ***ρ < .
Table reports the associations between students’ learning outcomes of their posttest
assessments to their post-attitude toward science. Simple correlation and multiple
regressions analyses were conducted to examine whether associations exists between
students’ learning achievements of their posttest assessment to their perceptions of their
attitudes toward science with the innovative instructional strategies combined with the
STEM education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’ learning
achievements and transforming their science related attitudes.
Table 4 shows the correlations between posttest assessment (LAT) and the
TOSRA were relative significantly, when using a simple correlation analysis (r) and
standardized regression validity β . The multiple correlations R was .
and the
2
predictive efficiency (R value indicated that % of the variances in students’ students’
learning outcomes to their science class was attributable to their post attitudes toward
science in their science classroom environments. The coefficient of determination,
denoted R2 and pronounced "R squared", is a number that indicates the proportion of
the variance in the dependent variable (LAT) that is predictable from the independent
variable (TOSRA). It provides a measure of how well observed outcomes are replicated
by the instructional strategies combined with the STEM education and brainstorming
techniques for enhancing students’ learning achievements and transforming their
science related attitudes. ”ased on the proportion of total variation of students’ learning
outcomes explained by the STEM & BTS instructional model was associated and the
efficient predictive determinant (R2) values are reported which show statistically
significant are correlations (p<.05) for the posttest assessments to their attitudes toward
science, relatively.
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6. Conclusions
Development of the innovative instructional strategies combined with the STEM
education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’ learning achievements
and transforming their science related attitudes at the 8th grade level were investigated.
This research study was designed to investigate and examine of the effects of the
activity-based on learning achievements, and environmental perceptions of students’
attitudes toward science in science class of students at the 8 th grade level for the target
group that was the upper secondary educational school students who sat at the 8 th
grade level which sample size of 25 students in science class in the second semester of
academic year 2016 at Khatayawongsa School, under the Secondary Educational Service
Area Office 27, Roi-Et Province in Thailand. The context of the content that it composes
of the Light and Visible Light Issue, and the Law of Conservation of Energy from the
Strand 4: Forces and Motion that focused on the Standard SC4.2 from the Basic
Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 was aimed at the full development of learners in
all respects - morality, wisdom, happiness, and potentiality for further education was
selected of the context of the strand and learning standard in science learning area in
terms of students’ perceptions of their learning environment and their creative thinking
ability toward science.
Pretest-Posttest designs for assessing students’ learning achievements was
defined factors that impact a student's ability to achieve and explains what research
shows about successful student achievement with the 9-sub lesson plans. The preferred
method to compare participant groups and measure the degree of change occurring as a
result of treatments or interventions were assessed. Pretest-posttest designs are an
expansion of the posttest only design with nonequivalent groups, one of the simplest
methods of testing the effectiveness of an intervention. In this design, which uses two
groups, one group is given the treatment and the results are gathered at the end. The
student group receives no treatment, over the same period of time, but undergoes
exactly the same tests. Statistical analysis can then determine if the intervention had a
significant effect. The result for the effectiveness of the innovative instructional lesson
plans based on the model of learning management in a STEM Education Method was
designed. Effectiveness of lessons during the learning process (E1) reveals of 77.64 and
the performance effectiveness (E2) indicate that of 78.48, so the lessoning effectiveness
(E1/E2) evidences of 77.64/78.48 over the threshold setting is 75/75.
Focused on the comparisons compare between students’ learning achievements
of their pretest and posttest assessments with the innovative instructional strategies
combined with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques of secondary
students at the 8th grade level in science environment classes were assessed. Students’
learning achievements of their pretest and posttest assessments with the 50-item LAT to
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their innovative instructional STEM education strategy combined with the
brainstorming techniques, students’ outcomes of average mean scores with their
posttest ( x = 39.24, SD = 0.1.74) was higher than pretest ( x = 21.56, SD = 3.01), and
statistically significant was differentiated at the level of .001 (t = 35.51, eta2 = 0.50).
Comparisons between students’ perceptions of their attitudes toward science to
their pre- and post-TOSRA of secondary students at the 8th grade level in science
laboratory environment classes with the 8-item Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA)
was assessed. The statistically significance of the difference between students’ learning
outcomes of their pretest and posttest assessments were paired comparisons between
different assessments of the same TOSR“. Students’ perceptions of their attitudes
toward science to their pre- and post-TOSRA of secondary students at the 8th grade
level in science laboratory environment classes with the 8-item Test of Science-Related
Attitudes (TOSRA). The average mean scores of pre-attitude of 3.79 and post-attitude
revealed as 4.39. In most case, the standard deviation for the pre-attitude as 0.54 and for
the post-attitude as 0.38, and the mean difference between pre- and post-attitudes of
0.60 were compared. It also provides support the learning management in the TOSRA
that teacher needed to take differences into consideration when planning and designing
science curriculum in the science were assessed with the independent t-test and
ANOVA (eta2) significantly (ρ < . ).
“ssociations between students’ learning outcomes of their posttest assessments
to their post-attitude toward science were assessed. Simple correlation and multiple
regressions analyses were conducted to examine whether associations exists between
students’ learning achievements of their posttest assessment to their perceptions of their
attitudes toward science with the innovative instructional strategies combined with the
STEM education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’ learning
achievements and transforming their science related attitudes. The correlations between
posttest assessment (LAT) and the TOSRA were relative significantly, when using a
simple correlation analysis r and standardized regression validity β . The multiple
correlations (R) was 0.7078 and the predictive efficiency (R2) value indicated that 50% of
the variances in students’ students’ learning outcomes to their science class was
attributable to their post attitudes toward science in their science classroom
environments indicated the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable (LAT)
that is predictable from the independent variable (TOSRA). It provides a measure of
how well observed outcomes are replicated by the instructional strategies combined
with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing students’
learning achievements and transforming their science related attitudes. Based on the
proportion of total variation of students’ learning outcomes explained by the STEM &
BTS instructional model was associated and the efficient predictive determinant (R2)
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values are reported which show statistically significant are correlations (p<.05) for the
posttest assessments to their attitudes toward science, relatively. Based on these
findings, suggestions that development of an innovative instructional strategies
combined with the STEM education and brainstorming techniques for enhancing
students’ learning achievements and transforming their science related attitudes at the
8th grade level are provided.
7. Discussions
The results of this research study have probably got some ideas of how experiments
should be run. Researchers are always making things super complicated. The reason
ran a pretest-posttest experiment is to see the thing that to be able to looking at, has
caused a change in the participants. Since student is being manipulated in the same
way, any changes and see across the group of participants is likely from the
manipulation. This means teachers test them before doing the experiment, then teachers
run their experimental manipulation, and then teachers test them again to see if there
are any changes. This is the research designed for assessing students’ assessments of
their pretest and posttest techniques were compared.
“ research purpose was to assess students’ learning achievements and
transforming their science related attitudes enhancing their learning achievements
through the instructional approaching management with the innovative instructional
STEM education strategy combined with the brainstorming techniques of secondary
students at the 8th grade level. One way was to find the efficiency of teaching innovation
based on the E1/E2 criteria set. The innovation is complete all whole of steps. The
average percentage score obtained from the whole group's learning process is close to
the average score obtained from the post-test. It should not have a value difference of
more than 5%, generally. In this recent study, the innovative instructional lesson plans
based on the model of learning management for the innovative instructional STEM
education strategy combined with the brainstorming techniques. Effectiveness of
lessons during the learning process (E1) and the performance effectiveness (E2)
revealed of 77.64/78.48 over the threshold setting is 75/75. The results shows the finding
of the E1/E2 indicates that of less than a value difference of 5% from the set of
standardized criteria of 75/75, significantly.
In previous sets of notes in this series research team analyzed a pretest-posttest
designs using blocking, matching, and analysis of covariance procedures. Those
procedures were used to analyze the differences in posttest scores after any pretest
score differences were "held constant". The interaction is a comparison of the
differences between the posttest and pretest scores in each treatment group. In this set
of notes we will take a different approach and look at the change from the pretest and
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posttest scores. The data that we displayed in the analysis of covariance notes are
redisplayed here using the pretest and posttest means within each treatment
condition. The 50-item Learning Achievement Test (LAT) question of interest is whether
the improvement in scores from pretest to posttest is greater for the experimental group
with the learning activities of the innovative instructional strategies combined with the
STEM education and brainstorming techniques in science class. It also provides support
the learning management in the instructional strategies combined with the STEM
education and brainstorming techniques that teacher needed to take differences into
consideration when planning and designing science curriculum class were assessed
with the independent t-test and ANOVA (eta2) significantly (ρ< .
) from the STEM &
BTS instructional methods, significantly.
The main purposes of this article are to outline a convenient questionnaire
designed to assess students’ learning achievements of their posttest outcomes and their
perceptions of their attitudes towards science. The article describes various forms of the
50-item Learning Achievement Test (LAT) were assessed of their learning outcomes and
the 8-item Test Of Science-Related Attitude (TOSRA). These instruments are validated and
reliability for using the future in this research study and report its use in this research;
and examines associations between students’ learning of their posttest outcomes and
their perceptions of their attitudes towards science, as assessed by the LAT and student
attitude with the TOSRA. This study has confirmed the reliability and validity of the
research instruments; the LAT and TOSRA when used in science class.
Using the foundational statistic with percentage, mean, standard deviation for
analyzing the basically data was examined. The validity and reliability of research
instruments were assessed with internal consistency Cronbach alpha reliability.
Statistically significant was differentiated data to compare with the independent
variable t-test and ANOVA results (eta2 . “ssociations between students’ learning
achievements of their posttest outcomes and their perceptions to their attitudes toward
science with simple and multiple correlations, standardized regression weight abilities
and the coefficient predictive determinant value (R2) were analyzed of associations
between students’ learning achievements outcomes of their posttest assessments L“T
to their science attitudes (TOSRA) were assessed. The coefficient predictive values (R2)
indicated that the relationships between students’ responses of the L“T and their
TOSRA significant at the level of .05, and the R2 indicated that of these values are less
than 50% of the LAT and TOSRA for the assessments are according to the international
previous research studies.
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