TY - JOUR
T1 - A Transdisciplinary STEM Course Integrated through Project-based Learning on Robotics
T2 - Perspective from Teacher and Student Feedback
AU - Chang, Chi Cheng
AU - Chen, Yu Kai
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 National Institute of Education, Singapore.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Project-based learning (PjBL) facilitates STEM learning, but the integrity of the project activities is a challenge and the design of integrated STEM courses through PjBL remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to design and evaluate a transdisciplinary STEM course integrated through PjBL in robotics. Participants in the teaching experiment for four weeks were 54 high school students, including 29 males and 25 females. Based on semi-structured interviews with students and teachers and open-ended questionnaires from students, the course not only facilitated knowledge integration and application but also brought a positive effect on students’ learning outcomes. This study not only confirms that PjBL can be applied in the STEM course but also provides a practical example as a reference for designing transdisciplinary STEM courses integrated through PjBL. Finally, the implications for teaching practices and theories are also proposed.
AB - Project-based learning (PjBL) facilitates STEM learning, but the integrity of the project activities is a challenge and the design of integrated STEM courses through PjBL remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to design and evaluate a transdisciplinary STEM course integrated through PjBL in robotics. Participants in the teaching experiment for four weeks were 54 high school students, including 29 males and 25 females. Based on semi-structured interviews with students and teachers and open-ended questionnaires from students, the course not only facilitated knowledge integration and application but also brought a positive effect on students’ learning outcomes. This study not only confirms that PjBL can be applied in the STEM course but also provides a practical example as a reference for designing transdisciplinary STEM courses integrated through PjBL. Finally, the implications for teaching practices and theories are also proposed.
KW - Project-based learning
KW - STEM, transdisciplinary
KW - integration
KW - robotics
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U2 - 10.1080/02188791.2023.2209698
DO - 10.1080/02188791.2023.2209698
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85160103944
SN - 0218-8791
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
ER -