Effect of STEM Learning Management, Entitled ‘Smart Farm’ on Scientific Creativity, Conceptual Understanding, Satisfaction and Attitude towards Learning Management of Pre-service Science Teachers

Tepporn Lomarak^1,* and Peempond Phaprom²

¹Division of General Science, Faculty of Education, Buriram Rajabhat University

²Science and Technology department, Somdetpittayakom School, Thailand

^*tepporn.lm@bru.ac.th

Abstract. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of learning management according to the STEM educational approach that effects on students’ scientific creativity, conceptual understanding, satisfaction, and attitude with learning management of pre-service science teachers. The participants in this research study included thirty pre-service science teachers in 3^rd year who were studying in the Faculty of Education, Buriram Rajabhat University drawn by simple random sampling.  The research instruments consisted of the lesson plans of STEM Smart Farm, a test of scientific creativity, a test of conceptual understanding about applying technology and Microcontroller, a questionnaire for student’s satisfaction with learning STEM activities, and a survey of students’ attitude towards learning STEM activities. One group pretest-posttest design was employed and standard deviation and mean score were used to analyse the data. Dependent sample t-test was used to test hypotheses. The result shows that students who participated in STEM Smart Farm activities have knowledge and understanding about applying technology and microcontroller at high level. The mean score of scientific creativity after studying was significantly higher than before. Moreover, the satisfaction toward learning STEM and attitude towards learning according to the STEM activities was at high level and highest level, respectively.

Keywords: STEM education, STEM Activity, Scientific Creativity, Smart Farm, Attitude towards STEM activity