GENDER DIFFERENCES IN STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS IN LEARNING CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY VIA STEAM INTEGRATED APPROACH UTILIZING SCRATCH

TitleGENDER DIFFERENCES IN STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS IN LEARNING CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY VIA STEAM INTEGRATED APPROACH UTILIZING SCRATCH
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsTan, W-L, Samsudin, MA, Ismail, ME, Ahmad, NJ
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume78
Issue3
Start Page423-448
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedJune/2020
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7111
Keywordselectricity achievement level, Gender gap, Scratch, STEAM integrated approach
Abstract

The main aim of the presented research was to examine the interaction between student’s gender and achievements in learning concepts of electricity via STEAM integrated approach utilizing Scratch. This research was aimed to determine the gender disparity for lower-secondary school students in learning about the concepts of electricity. Quasi-experimental design involving male and female groups was used in this research. Students were required to utilize Scratch to design games and animated stories on electricity concepts. The Electricity Achievement Test (EAT) was administered for pre- and post-test. The findings proved that the STEAM integrated approach via Scratch could narrow the gap between male and female in learning concepts of electricity. The findings of ANCOVA indicated that the intervention had similar positive effects on male and female students' achievement in learning concepts of electricity. This research also provided a new method and an alternate connective framework for learning concepts of electricity via art and showed that both males and females were able to understand the topic of electricity, which reduced gender biases and disparity in the field of science.

URLhttps://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/article?articleId=2537316
DOI10.33225/pec/20.78.423
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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