The Effectiveness of PRO-STEM Module on Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (Keberkesanan Modul PRO-STEM terhadap Kemahiran Berfikir Aras Tinggi (KBAT) Pelajar)

NURUL HUDA KASIM, CHE NIDZAM CHE AHMAD

Abstract


The development of higher order thinking skills (HOTS) requires a teaching approach that encourages students’ inquiry skills as being emphasized in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. This study aims to develop and examine the effectiveness of the PRO-STEM Module on students’ HOTS. The module employed project-based learning (PjBL) approach with the integration of the STEM concept in Biodiversity and Ecosystem topics. This study involved quasi-experimental design to study the effectiveness of the module. A total of 63 secondary school students were involved in this study. They were divided into control group (30 students) and treatment group (33 students). The findings showed that the intervention using PRO-STEM module has significantly increased their HOTS mean score (t(61)=- 2.61, p=.01). This implicates that PjBL with the integration of the STEM concept in the PRO-STEM Module is an innovation in the teaching and learning of science that further enhances students' HOTS and understanding in Biodiversity and Ecosystem topics.

Key Words: STEM; Project Based Learning, Teaching Module, Effectiveness, Higher Order Thinking Skills

 

Kemahiran berfikir yang lebih tinggi (HOTS) memerlukan pendekatan pengajaran yang menggalakkan kemahiran inkuiri pelajar seperti yang ditekankan dalam pendidikan sains, teknologi, kejuruteraan dan matematik (STEM). Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangunkan dan mengkaji keberkesanan Modul PRO-STEM dalam meningkatkan kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi pelajar. Modul ini menggunakan pendekatan pembelajaran berasaskan projek (PBPj) dengan integrasi konsep STEM dalam topik Biodiversiti dan Ekosistem. Kajian ini melibatkan reka bentuk eksperimen kuasi untuk mengkaji keberkesanan modul. Terdapat 63 pelajar sekolah menengah yang terlibat dalam kajian ini. Pelajar-pelajar telah diagihkan kepada kumpulan kawalan (30 orang pelajar) dan kumpulan rawatan (33 orang pelajar). Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa intervensi yang menggunakan modul PRO-STEM telah meningkatkan skor kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi pelajar secara signifikan, t(61)=-2.61, p=.01 (p<.05). Implikasinya, PBPj dengan penyepaduan konsep STEM merupakan sebuah inovasi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran sains yang dapat membantu meningkatkan pemahaman pelajar terhadap dalam topik Biodiversiti dan Ekosistem.

Kata kunci: STEM, Pembelajaran Berasaskan Projek, Modul, Kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi


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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JPEN-2021-46.01SI-06

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