ENHANCING THE APPLICATION COMPETENCY THROUGH A STEAM-BASED CHEMISTRY UNIT ON PRODUCING CARBONATED FRUIT DRINKS IN GRADE 11

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2025-0083

Tóm tắt

Application competency is demonstrated through students’ ability to utilize subject-specific knowledge and skills to explain common phenomena in nature and daily life. This is an essential component that should be emphasized in Chemistry education at the high school. The present study aimed to design and implement STEAM-based instructional topics in Grade 11 Chemistry to foster students’ ability to enhance their application competency. The research involved a survey of 112 students from two high schools and 15 Chemistry teachers to investigate the status of STEAM teaching. The effectiveness of the intervention was assessed through a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design with a random sample of 77 students. During the implementation of the STEAM-based instructional content, students applied the knowledge and skills they had acquired and explored within the topic to create STEAM-related products. The findings indicate that teaching STEAM-based topics is a feasible and effective approach to developing students’ application competency.