EFFECTS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN-BASED STEM APPROACH ON STUDENTS&#039; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING, ENGINEERING DESIGN PERFORMANCE, AND SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY

Albert Andry E. Panergayo; Lydia S. Roleda

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EFFECTS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN-BASED STEM APPROACH ON STUDENTS' CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING, ENGINEERING DESIGN PERFORMANCE, AND SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY

Title	EFFECTS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN-BASED STEM APPROACH ON STUDENTS' CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING, ENGINEERING DESIGN PERFORMANCE, AND SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2025
Authors	Panergayo, AAE, Roleda, LS
Journal	Journal of Baltic Science Education
Volume	24
Issue	6
Start Page	1208-1220
Pagination	continuous
Date Published	December/2025
Type of Article	Original article
ISSN	1648-3898
Other Numbers	E-ISSN 2538-7138
Keywords	Conceptual Understanding, engineering design performance, engineering design process, scientific creativity, STEM education
Abstract	The Filipino students demonstrated low scientific creativity as revealed by international assessments, prompting the urgent need for an effective educational approach to address this learning gap. In view of this, the present study examined the effect of integrating Engineering Design Process on STEM instruction (STEM-EDP) on students’ conceptual understanding, engineering design performance, and scientific creativity. The study further identified the learning affordances and constraints encountered by the students during the implementation of STEM-EDP. Using educational action research with Plan-Do-Study-Act model, the study validated and implemented STEM-EDP lessons to a purposive sample of 108 students. Results show that the students’ conceptual understanding, engineering design self-assessment, and scientific creativity significantly improved and demonstrated large effect sizes as indicated by Wilcoxon signed-rank test and effect size r. The thematic analysis highlighted the learning affordance (exploration of creative solutions, iterative problem-solving, reflection from learning experiences, and systematic procedure) and the constraints (time management in using EDP, learning references and resources, and background on the problem). Recommendations for the next action research cycles were also discussed.
URL	https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/article?articleId=4713345
DOI	10.33225/jbse/25.24.1208
Refereed Designation	Refereed
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