Developing and Validating a Scale of STEM Project-Based Learning Experience

Autor/inn/en	Wan, Zhi Hong; So, Wing Mui Winnie; Zhan, Ying
Titel	Developing and Validating a Scale of STEM Project-Based Learning Experience
Quelle	In: Research in Science Education, 52 (2022) 2, S.599-615 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wan, Zhi Hong) ORCID (So, Wing Mui Winnie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0157-244X
DOI	10.1007/s11165-020-09965-3
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Test Validity; Measures (Individuals); STEM Education; Active Learning; Student Projects; Learning Experience; Elementary School Students; Test Reliability; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Messdaten; STEM; Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Lernerfahrung; Testreliabilität; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	This study developed and validated a scale of STEM project-based learning (PBL) experience, which comprises four dimensions: scientific inquiry, technological application, engineering design, and mathematical processing. The participants were 727 primary higher graders. Both within-network and between-network approaches were adopted to analyze the construct validation of the scale. The within-network analyses revealed good internal consistency reliability. The four-dimensional structure of STEM-PBL experience was supported by the confirmatory factor analysis. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses showed that the four-dimensional structure was consistent across students of different genders and grades. The between-network analyses generated significant correlations of the four dimensions of STEM-PBL experience with students' interest in learning STEM, utilitarian motives for learning STEM, and STEM career aspiration. This scale can be used in future research to probe how different components of STEM-PBL are related to the cognitive and affective development of students, which will in turn help teachers to make evidence-based decisions when they design STEM-PBL for different objectives. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01