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Developing 21st Century Skills through a Constructivist-Constructionist Learning Environment |
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| Creator | Lay Ah-Nam, Kamisah Osman |
| Title | Developing 21st Century Skills through a Constructivist-Constructionist Learning Environment |
| Publisher | The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), Ministry of Education |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | K-12 STEM Education |
| Journal Vol. | 3 |
| Journal No. | 2 (April-June) |
| Page no. | 205-216 |
| Keyword | 21st century skills, constructionism, constructivism, IDPCR model, learning through designing |
| ISSN | 2408-1515 |
| Abstract | Science and technology innovation and 21st century skills are increasingly important in the 21st century workplace. The purpose of this study is to propose an instructional strategy that develop constructivist-constructionist learning environment that simultaneously develop chemistry knowledge and 21st century skills. Based on constructivist and constructionist learning theories, we identified three central guiding principles for this study: (1) engage students in discovery and problem solving task through teamwork, (2) provide opportunities for communicating ideas, and (3) involve students in the process of design. An intervention module, Malaysian Kimia (chemistry) Digital Game known as MyKimDG, was developed as a mechanism for creating the learning environment. In this study, students were required to work collaboratively to design educational media that help their peers who face difficulty in learning particular concept. They were guided to go through the IDPCR (Inquiry, Discover, Produce, Communicate and Review) phases. It is hypothesized that MyKimDG can create learning environment that allows students to deepen subject content knowledge and practice various 21st century skills in real situation. This study employed quasi-experimental study with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest control group design. Results suggest that this approach is able to improve the acquisition of chemistry knowledge and high productivity skill. |
