Abstract
The rapid developments of Science and Technology call for individuals to have strong academic knowledge and creativity. Research shows that students acquire creativity after either curricular or extracurricular activities in subject matters. However, there is not much research examining students’ creativity through integrative learning activities, such as STEM activities. In this current study, we examine the potential of STEM clubs in terms of fostering students’ creativity. We used the survey method to assess students’ creativity in engineering design. We collected the data from 244 Vietnamese students, including members and non-members in STEM clubs. The quantitative analysis was performed to examine the differences between members’ creativity and non-members’ creativity. The results show that STEM club members have significantly more creativity than non-members. The results also show that STEM club members have significantly more creativity than non-members. Based on the results, STEM clubs demonstrate a significant impact on students' creativity. Consequently, STEM clubs should be implemented in high school to enhance students’ creativity.
Highlights
The rapid development of science and technology requires human resources with strong academic knowledge and creativity
STEAM education is an educational model that allows for inspiring interest, curiosity, explains phenomena through creative thinking and action (Lee, Baek, & Lee, 2013)
In an STEM interdisciplinary approach, Science aims to understand the world and define the objective laws of nature; Math helps to describe and analyze problems in situations, while technological achievements are based on the application of natural laws and creativity in engineering design (Huang, Tsai, Diez, & Lou, 2014)
Summary
The rapid development of science and technology requires human resources with strong academic knowledge and creativity. In STEM lessons, students are often guided by the engineering design process, from problem identification or technical challenge design, and creating and developing solutions. The engineering design process provides students with a systematic approach to solving problems in STEM fields (Brown, 2012). Teaching STEM can promote creativity in the engineering design of students.
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