Effect of steam approach with engineering design process on students' critical thinking in vibration topic
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https://doi.org/10.20961/kan9mt38Keywords:
Critical thinking skills, Engineering design process, STEAMAbstract
Critical thinking skills are essential for students to face 21st-century challenges. The STEAM approach based on the Engineering Design Process (EDP) is considered a potential solution to enhance these skills. This study aims to examine the effect of implementing the STEAM approach based on EDP on students' critical thinking skills in vibration material. The research uses a quantitative method with a quasi-experimental design. The population consisted of 118 eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 24 Surakarta during the 2024/2025 academic year, divided into four classes (VIII A–VIII D). The sample was selected using cluster random sampling, with class VIII B (29 students) as the experimental class and class VIII C (29 students) as the control class. Data were collected through a 12-question essay test validated by two experts and through observations. The research design used was a pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design. The experimental class received treatment using the STEAM approach based on EDP, while the control class was taught using the Problem Based Learning model. Data were analyzed using an independent sample t-test at a 0.05 significance level. The results showed a significance value of 0.001, indicating that the STEAM approach based on EDP significantly improved students' critical thinking skills in vibration material.
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