The Development Learning Program by Experience-based on STEM for Early Childhood Teacher Students

Abstract

       The purpose of this research was to develop the experience-based learning program on STEM for early childhood teacher students. The samples were 44 3rd year early childhood teacher students in the academic year 2019 of Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University, obtained by using the purposive sampling technique. The experience-based learning program consisted of 1) a manual of the program, 2) a package of the activity plan and 3) data collection instrument. There were four steps of learning program development including 1)basic information study, 2) development of learning program, 3) trying out the learning program and 4) revising the learning program. The total period of data collection was 12 weeks. The assessment of understanding on STEM education was done one week prior to trying out the learning program. The trying-out process lasted for 10 weeks; it was conducted three days a week and one hour and 30 minutes a day with 1 hour 30 minutes a day. The assessment of understanding on STEM education after trying out the learning program was done in a week later. The data were analyzed using mean.

      The results showed that : 1. After trying out the learning program, the experimental group had scores of understanding on STEM education higher than before trying out the learning program and 2.the adjusted the experience-based learning program on STEM education for early childhood teacher students consisted of 1) principle and concept, 2) purpose, 3) population and sample, 4) content, 5) activity, 6) document and media, 7) period of time and 8) assessment of the learning program.