Examining the impact of STEM-based teaching methods on programming learning through Scratch software.

Subject Areas : Educational Science

Maoumeh Al Sadat Abtahi ¹ , parvaneh Fath Ali beigi ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Islamic Education, Research Sciences Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Student of Faculty of Human Sciences, Tehran University of Research Sciences

Received: 2024-09-03 Accepted : 2025-01-23 Published : 2024-12-20

Keywords: Programming, STEM educational approach, Scratch, learning,

Abstract :

The aim of this research was to examine the impact of STEM-based teaching methods on learning programming through the Scratch software. This study, conducted with an applied purpose, is based on a quasi-experimental method and includes a pre-test and post-test design across three different groups: one control group and two experimental groups. Based on the sample size determined by the researcher, out of 48 participants, 16 were selected as the control group, 16 for the experimental group taught using the STEM educational approach, and another 16 for the experimental group taught using traditional methods. The population under study consists of all sixth-grade female students in the city of Karaj. A school with two sixth-grade classes was randomly selected as the sample. To collect the necessary data, both library and field research methods were utilized. Additionally, to assess the level of learning programming content, a questionnaire developed by Cho and Boly in 2007 was used, and this educational process was supported by 8 sessions of Scratch programming instruction using the STEM approach. The present research showed that teaching programming using Scratch software, based on the STEM approach, was effective in enhancing programming knowledge among learners.

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