Siti Zahrani binti Hj Md Salleh
Education Officer
Sekolah Menengah Rimba II
Siti Zahrani binti Hj Md Salleh holds an M.Ed. Science education. She currently teaches Biology and STEAM at SM Rimba II.
Co-Presenter
Siti Nor Adibah Haji Nasip
Education Officer
Sekolah Menengah Rimba II
Abstract
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF AREA AND PERIMETER IN STEAM PROJECT BASED LEARNING
Strand: Pedagogy
This paper aims to show how Project Based Learning (PBL) applied to a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEAM) subject can improve Year 7 and 8 students’ understanding of Area and Perimeter. Students were given a STEAM challenge to design a blueprint of a dream home. An action research methodology was employed to evaluate the effectiveness of this PBL. The participants of the study consisted of 37 students aged between 12-14 years old. Pre-test and post-test responses on Area and Perimeter were analysed and focus group interview transcripts were analysed thematically. The result shows improvement of scores by 57% and the thematic analysis of the interview shows that PBL in STEAM can improve students’ understanding of Area and Perimeter.
Keywords:
Project Based Learning, STEAM, Action Research.