THE EFFECT OF STEAM APPROACH DIGITAL TEACHING MATERIALS ON INCREASING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS

Year 2024, Volume: 25 Issue: 3, 18 - 27, 01.07.2024

Irma Dhitasarifa Indah Urwatin Wusqo

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of using STEAM digital teaching materials on increasing creative problem-solving skills. This study has a quasi-experimental research design with a nonequivalent control group. This study employed a random sampling technique and obtained Class 8-F as the experimental class and Class 8-H as the control class. Data were collected using documentation, tests, and questionnaires. The data analysis carried out was a homogeneity test, normality test, t-test, n-gain test, and analysis of students’ responses. According to this study, it can be concluded that there is an effect of STEAM digital teaching materials to increase creative problem-solving skills. The t-test results indicate a significant difference in students’ average creative problem-solving skills in the experimental and control classes. The effect of STEAM digital teaching materials is proven by an increase in creative problem-solving skills, which are analyzed using N-gain, resulting in the high category (0.73) for the experimental class with STEAM digital teaching materials and the medium category (0.50) for the control class after using STEAM digital teaching materials.

Keywords

STEAM, Digital teaching materials, Creative problem-solving skills.

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