Forging 21^st century skills development through enhancement of K to 12 gas laws module: a step towards STEM Education

Abstract

STEM Education though an old educational reform in US, Europe and other Asian countries is newly introduced to Philippine setting. Two notion confused educators whether the term is an approach or a track in the senior high school curriculum. The term STEM Education refers to the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics but the heart of it is simply to develop the students’ capability of 21st century skills needed of the time for a lifelong learning. This study aims to: (1) enhance students’ conceptual understanding and increase performance level through utilization of the enhanced module; to (2) develop students’ 21st Century skills, namely: collaboration, knowledge construction, self-regulation, real-world problem solving skills, use of ICT for learning and skilled communication; and to (3) proposed STEM education Lesson plan on topic Gas Laws. The researcher employed experts (in content and pedagogy) to evaluate and rate specific topic on Gas laws, from the original learning module of the Department of Education (DepEd) K to 12 curriculum materials, using the 21st Century Learning Design Rubrics (21CLD). Results yielded low ratings thereby providing basis for module enhancement. Enhancement and revision of the module were done based on the experts’ formative evaluation. After science and Technology High School, school year 2017-2018, who were paired according to pretest results and were regrouped into experimental and control group for quasi-experimental design interpretation. A suggested STEM education lesson plan was generated to further integrate their concepts in gas laws and its application to technology, engineering and mathematics. Findings indicated that students in the experimental group not only developed and improved their 21st century skills with the aid of the enhanced module but also significantly improved their conceptual understanding and performance level as compared to the control group. Generally, this study provides enough evidence that the enhanced module brought significant impact to students’ academic performance. Study recommends using the enhanced module in public schools to cater the needs of the 21srt century learners. Furthermore, it is suggested that STEM lesson plan as an approach be prepared after the specific lesson on Gas laws will be introduced for students to fully integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the issues and its applications about the topic.

Study of STEM Based on Local Wisdom in Hoening Science Process Skills in the 21st Century Era

“…Tenth international journal by Barquilla & Cabili (2021), show that students in the experimental group i.e., STEM not only develop and improve their 21st century skills with the help of upgraded modules but also significantly improve their skills, their conceptual understanding and level of performance compared to the control group. The population in the article is class X students.…”

Survei Minat Siswa Terhadap Sepak Bola Pada Pembelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani

“…Hasil penelitian ini sejalan dengan penelitian lain yang dilakukan oleh (Aji et al, 2022;Barquilla & Cabili, 2021;Dwi Pranata et al, 2017;Ferrari Valentino & Iskandar, 2020;Gani et al, 2021)…”

Kurikulum Merdeka Sebagai Inovasi Menjawab Tantangan Era Society 5.0 Di Sekolah Dasar

“…Konsep "Kurikulum Merdeka" adalah konsep pendidikan yang memberikan kebebasan kepada guru dan siswa untuk memilih materi pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan minat mereka (Barquilla & Cabili, 2021). Kurikulum Merdeka diyakini dapat memberikan solusi atas tantangan pendidikan di era Society 5.0, yaitu era yang menekankan pada pemanfaatan teknologi digital dan kecerdasan buatan dalam kehidupan seharihari (Marisa, 2021).…”