scholarly journals A STEM Model to engage students in Environmental Sustainability Program through Collaborative Problem-solving Approach: A Case Study in Qatar

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rania Mohammed Aledamat ◽  
Azza Abouhashem ◽  
Ruba Ali ◽  
Shahad AlKhair ◽  
Jolly Bhadra ◽  
...  

Following the launch of Qatar’s National Vision 2030, environmental development was highlighted as one of the Vision’s four pillars, emphasizing the importance of developing people’s awareness of their duty in maintaining the country’s environment for future generations. In addition, environmental education can be combined with various approaches, such as STEM and problem-solving skills, making it an excellent way to engage students in a sustainable program. A distinctive E-STEM program titled “Problem-Solving” (PS) was developed in Qatar amid regular educational reforms to improve primary school pupils’ problem-solving abilities. During this study, 346 kids (202 females and 144 males) from 14 different public and private primary schools were involved in STEM workshops on environmental issues, encouraging them to develop solutions to the problem. The study used a mixed-method approach to measure program efficacy, with a statistical analysis performed using data collected from four separate workshops over two years from 2018 to 2019. This research and development project used pre and post-questionnaires and a qualitative method for evaluating student problem-solving skills. The outcomes of the SWOT analysis also provided an overview of the program’s efficacy in involving students by demonstrating their collaborative problem-solving skills about environmental issues.

Author(s):  
Arini Rosa Sinensis ◽  
Harry Firman ◽  
Ida Hamidah ◽  
Muslim Muslim

<p class="AbstractEnglish"><strong>Abstract:</strong>. This study aims to develop student worksheets (LKM) based on collaborative problem solving, LKM developed with the help of interactive simulations. The research method used is design and development research (DDR). The data collection technique uses a questionnaire to assess the readability and component of collaborative problem solving in the LKM developed. The research subjects were 9 7th semester students who had taken the thermodynamics course. The results showed that the readability component reached 85.7% with very good categories while the collaborative problem solving component reached 80% with good categories. Therefore, the  LKM used can be used as a media to facilitate and direct students to improve problem solving skills.</p><p class="KeywordsEngish"><strong>Abstrak: </strong>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan Lembar kerja mahasiswa (LKM) berbasis pemecahan masalah kolaboratif, LKM yang dikembangkan berbantuan simulasi interaktif. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah <em>design and development research</em> (DDR). Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket untuk menilai keterbacaan dan komponen pemecahan masalah kolaboratif pada LKM yang dikembangkan. Subjek penelitian adalah 9 mahasiswa semester 7 yang telah menempuh matak uliah termodinamika. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa komponene keterbacaan mencapai 85,7 % dengan katergori sangat baik sedangkan komponen pemecahan masalah kolaboratif mencapai 80% dengan kategori baik. Oleh karena itu, LKM yang digunakan dapat digunakan sebagai media untuk memfasilitasi dan mengarahkan mahasiswa untuk meningkatkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah.</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 1340 ◽  
pp. 012058
Author(s):  
Joneil B. Medina ◽  
Amelia T. Buan ◽  
Josie Vic D. Mendoza ◽  
Grace P. Liwanag

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nia Dowell ◽  
Yiwen Lin ◽  
Andrew Godfrey ◽  
Christopher Brooks

Collaborative problem-solving (CPS) has become an essential component of today’s knowledge-based, innovation- centred economy and society. As such, communication and CPS are now considered critical 21st century skills and incorporated into educational practice, policy, and research. Despite general agreement that these are important skills, there is less agreement on how to capture sociocognitive processes automatically during team interactions to gain a better understanding of their relationship with CPS outcomes. The availability of naturally occurring educational discourse data within online CPS platforms presents a golden opportunity to advance understanding about online learner sociocognitive roles and ecologies. In this paper, we explore the relationship between emergent sociocognitive roles, collaborative problem-solving skills, and outcomes. Group Communication Analysis (GCA) — a computational linguistic framework for analyzing the sequential interactions of online team communication — was applied to a large CPS dataset in the domain of science (participant N = 967; team N = 480). The ETS Collaborative Science Assessment Prototype (ECSAP) was used to measure learners’ CPS skills, and CPS outcomes. Cluster analyses and linear mixed-effects modelling were used to detect learner roles, and assess the relationship between those roles on CPS skills and outcomes. Implications for future research and practice are discussed regarding sociocognitive roles and collaborative problem-solving skills.


Author(s):  
Friedrich Hesse ◽  
Esther Care ◽  
Juergen Buder ◽  
Kai Sassenberg ◽  
Patrick Griffin

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