Designing the Innovative Learning Management Plans by STEM Education Method to Develop Creative Thinking Learning Processes in Science Class

Abstract

This research for designing the innovative learning management plans by STEM education method
in science class aimed 1) to develop an innovative learning management plans based on STEM Education
method to develop learning processes of creative thinking abilities on magnetic force issue, 2) to compare
between students’ learning achievements before and after learning by management plans based on STEM
Education method by pretest and posttest techniques, 3) to assess students’ creativity thinking abilities
after learning by learning management plans based on STEM Education method and 4) to identify the
relationship between students’learning achievements after learning by learning management plans based
on STEM Education method and students’ creativity thinking abilities in science class. The samples of this
research were 32 primary school students of room 2/2 in semester 2, academic year 2016, from Rajabhat
Maha Sarakham University Demonstration School, Muang district, Maha Sarakham province, under the Office of
Higher Educational Commission. Research instruments were an innovative learning management plan by
STEM Education method for 14 hours, students’ learning outcomes assessment form that obtained 30-
item Learning Achievement Test (LAT) and students’creative thinking ability assessment form that
determine the 8-item Creative Thinking Ability Assessment (CTAA). Statistic used in this research were
means, standard deviation, percentage, and t-test for dependent samples. The research findings were;

1. The innovative learning management plan by STEM education method, on the Magnetic Force
Issue for primary 2 students were evaluated to determine performance criteria with the efficiency of the
processing performance and the performance results (E1/E2) of STEM Education method lesson plan were
91.42/80.10.
2. Students’ achievement post learning by the learning management plan with STEM Education
method on the Magnetic Force Issue of primary 2 class was higher than outcomes of their pretest
statistically significant at the level of .05.
3. Evaluation results of students' creativity thinking abilities post learning by the learning
management plan with STEM Education method was at good level ( x =3.91).
4. Students’ learning achievement post learning by the learning management with STEM Education
method and students’ creative thinking abilities had a statistically significant relationship at the level of .05.