Open AccessDeveloping 22nd century skills through the integration of STEAM into smoke absorber project
Author(s) -
Achmad Ridwan,
Yuli Rahmawati,
Alin Mardiah,
Arief Bahtiar Rifai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1521/4/042077
Subject(s) - creativity , project based learning , critical thinking , mathematics education , smoke , technology integration , engineering , chemistry , psychology , teaching method , waste management , social psychology
This study aimed to develop 22 nd century skills through the integration of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) project in chemistry learning. The study involved the thirty-three students of 11 year. The STEAM integration was implemented in the teaching of colloidal system through a project-based learning. The study employed qualitative approach to explore the integration of STEAM in chemistry and students’ 22 nd century skills development. Data were collected through classroom observations, interviews, reflective journals, and chemistry concept test. Students designed an innovation project with the integration of STEAM in developing smoke absorber as the solution of the smoke pollution. The data were then analysed based on the themes pattern found in multiple data sources. It shows that STEAM improved students’ critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication skills, and caring of environmental problems (5C), in addition to information, media, and technology skills. However, this study remains challenging since STEAM integrated chemistry learning requires more empowering student, time resources, and learning contexts in order to explore and to raise the students’ environmental awareness.