Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning

In our previous paper we discussed reports of the declining interest in STEM subjects of high school students in Malaysia and proposed a framework and methodology that uses 2D simulation application to facilitate learning physics in STEAM. In this small pilot case study, we present our hypothesis us...

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Main Authors: Tembo, Tercia Marie Tafadzwa, Lee, Chien Sing *
Other Authors: Wu, Ying Tien
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Published: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education 2018
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description In our previous paper we discussed reports of the declining interest in STEM subjects of high school students in Malaysia and proposed a framework and methodology that uses 2D simulation application to facilitate learning physics in STEAM. In this small pilot case study, we present our hypothesis using a debugging-design approach with 2D simulation applications and the development of scaffolds and gamification for the learning environment. A preliminary experiment was conducted with middle school students to test the system’s effectiveness. We present a breakdown of the student assessments and analyze the questionnaire responses. Findings indicate that although the system needs a bit more work on scaffolding features, it is effective in helping students increase their interest in STEAM and move up Bloom’s Taxonomy.
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spelling sunway-22962023-06-28T08:16:10Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2296/ Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning Tembo, Tercia Marie Tafadzwa Lee, Chien Sing * QA Mathematics QA76 Computer software In our previous paper we discussed reports of the declining interest in STEM subjects of high school students in Malaysia and proposed a framework and methodology that uses 2D simulation application to facilitate learning physics in STEAM. In this small pilot case study, we present our hypothesis using a debugging-design approach with 2D simulation applications and the development of scaffolds and gamification for the learning environment. A preliminary experiment was conducted with middle school students to test the system’s effectiveness. We present a breakdown of the student assessments and analyze the questionnaire responses. Findings indicate that although the system needs a bit more work on scaffolding features, it is effective in helping students increase their interest in STEAM and move up Bloom’s Taxonomy. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education Wu, Ying Tien Srisawasdi, Niwat Banawan, Michelle Yang, Jie Chi Chang, Maiga Wong, Lung Hsiang Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T. 2018-11-26 Book Section PeerReviewed Tembo, Tercia Marie Tafadzwa and Lee, Chien Sing * (2018) Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning. In: ICCE 2018 - 26th International Conference on Computers in Education Workshop Proceedings. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education, Taiwan, pp. 722-731. ISBN 9789869721424 https://apsce.net/icce/icce2018/icce2018/2%20ICCE%202018%20Workshop%20Proceedings.pdf
spellingShingle QA Mathematics
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Tembo, Tercia Marie Tafadzwa
Lee, Chien Sing *
Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning
title Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning
title_full Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning
title_short Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning
title_sort effectiveness of debugging-design in 2d simulations to facilitate steam learning
topic QA Mathematics
QA76 Computer software
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2296/
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