ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT STEAM-BASED LEARNING MODEL TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out if students' critical thinking abilities are impacted by the STEAM-based PjBL learning approach. It is a quasi-experimental research methodology. An nonequivalent control group was employed in this study's research design. Two hundred pupils made up the population under investigation. Sampling technique: intentional sampling is used. Two different class groups provided samples for this investigation. There are two classes: class B is the control group and class A is the experimental class. Pre-research, pre-learning, and post-learning were the three phases in which the data for this study were collected. Examinations and surveys were employed in the pre-research stage. Research questions and testable hypotheses are developed by processing and analyzing the data after it has been gathered. This study made use of IBM SPSS Statistics software to perform the t-test and other parametric statistical tests. Test results and post-test data hypothesis in the experimental class and control class using the t-test offer evidence that the application of the STEAMbased PjBL learning model has an impact on students' critical thinking skills, in line with research findings and conversations. Both the experimental class and the control class outperformed each other in terms of average post-test scores. Over 70 was the average score for the experimental class, and over 60 for the control group