KESAN PENDEKATAN ISU SOSIOSAINTIFIK BERBANTUKAN PETA PEMIKIRAN RODA TERHADAP SIFAT INGIN TAHU TERHADAP STEM DALAM KALANGAN MURID TAHUN LIMA

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the effect of a socioscientific issue approach with thinking wheel map (SI-TM) on the nature of curiosity towards STEM, the construct of Exploration and Acceptance. A teaching and learning module was developed as a guide for teachers in implementing the SI-TM method in increasing curiosity among Year Five students. A quasi-experimental quantitative study was conducted on 345 Year Five students in urban primary schools in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. A total of three groups were divided randomly, namely i) Method Based on Socioscientific Issue Approach with Wheel Thinking Map (SI-TM, n=115), ii) Method of Socioscientific Issue Approach (SI, n=115) and iii) Conventional Method (CONV, n=115) ). The Curiosity towards STEM questionnaire was developed to measure the level of curiosity towards STEM. Data analysis was performed using MANCOVA, ANCOVA, and Effect Size. The results of the MANCOVA analysis showed that there was a significant effect across the three groups of teaching and learning methods for curiosity towards STEM. Meanwhile, the results of the ANCOVA analysis have shown that there is a significant effect of the SI-TM method compared to the SI and CONV methods on curiosity towards STEM, the construct of Exploration and Acceptance. The findings prove that the SI-TM module has a positive impact on fostering students' curiosity towards STEM.