The Impact of a Sustainable Progressive STEAM Program on Primary School Students’ Critical Thinking Dispositions and Mathematics Achievements

This study, which was supported by a quantitative research paradigm with two experiments and two control groups of 4 × 4 quasi-experimental design, aimed to find out the impact of a sustainable progressive STEAM (SP-STEAM model) application model on 5th-grade primary school students’ critical thinki...

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Published in:Sustainability 2023-11, Vol.15 (21), p.15356
Main Authors: Küçük, Hasan, Perkan Zeki, Canan, İskifoğlu, Gökhan, Caner, Hamit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical thinking
Curricula
Education
Educational technology
Elementary school students
Engineering
Mathematics
Methods
Sustainability
Teacher education
Training
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Summary:This study, which was supported by a quantitative research paradigm with two experiments and two control groups of 4 × 4 quasi-experimental design, aimed to find out the impact of a sustainable progressive STEAM (SP-STEAM model) application model on 5th-grade primary school students’ critical thinking dispositions and mathematics achievements in North Cyprus. The treatment model was applied to two independent experimental groups for 14 weeks. The split-plot multiple group analysis of variance (split-plot ANOVA) statistical techniques was used to calculate between- and within-group significances regarding exogenous variables. The SPSS-24 software package was used for the analysis. The Pre-test and post-test results deriving from the experiment and control groups revealed a significant effect of the SP-STEAM model upon the 5th-grade primary school students’ critical thinking dispositions, as measured using the CCTDI, mathematic achievements, as well as measured using a dedicated exam. The results were discussed in detail in light of the related literature, with suggestions for further studies proposed.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su152115356