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Journal : Indonesian Research Journal on Education

Pengaruh Pembelajaran STEM Terhadap Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis dan Kreatif Siswa Kelas IV Sekolah Dasar Nailinda, Vitra; Alim, Jesi Alexenader; Sekarwinahyu, Mestika
Indonesian Research Journal on Education Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Irje 2025
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/irje.v5i2.2320

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) learning on the critical and creative thinking skills of fourth-grade elementary school students. Specifically, it compares the improvement of these skills between students who participate in STEAM-based learning and those who receive conventional instruction. The research employs an experimental method with a pretest-posttest technique, using test questions as the instrument to assess critical and creative thinking abilities. The study follows a Nonequivalent Control Group Design, involving two classes: Class IV A as the experimental group and Class IV B as the control group. The results indicate a significant difference in critical thinking skills, with a 2-tailed significance value of 0.001 < 0.05, and in creative thinking skills, with a 2-tailed significance value of 0.012 < 0.05. These findings suggest that there is a difference in the average scores of critical and creative thinking skills between the two groups. Therefore, it can be concluded that HaH_a is accepted and HoH_o is rejected, meaning that the implementation of STEAM-based learning in the experimental class positively influences the improvement of elementary students' critical and creative thinking skills.