Ethno-STEAM science learning to improve prospective teachers' creative thinking and problem-solving skills
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https://doi.org/10.36681/tused.2025.025Keywords:
Creative thinking, ethno-STEAM, problem solving, science learningAbstract
This study was aimed at improving the creative thinking and problem-solving skills of prospective teachers and to identify the relationship between those skills during science learning using the Ethno-STEAM approach. The quantitative study was carried out with a pre-experimental design. The research design was a one-shot case study. The research subjects were 80 prospective teachers from two universities. The research instrument used was a test to measure creative thinking skills and problem-solving. The data were analysed using the N-gain test. The Pearson product moment correlation test was used to determine the relationship between creative thinking skills and problem solving. The results of the study showed that the students’ creative thinking and problem-solving skills increased after the application of science learning with the Ethno-STEAM approach with the N-gain value in the medium category. A fair relationship between creative thinking and problem-solving skills was observed (r = 0.679).Downloads
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