Development and Impact of an Intercultural STEAM Program on Science Classroom Creativity

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AsiaPacific Science Education Pub Date : 2023-06-05 DOI:10.1163/23641177-bja10058

E. Kim, Hye-eun Chu, Jinwoong Song

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As collaboration among scientists from diverse backgrounds can help generate theories and foster the discovery of natural phenomena, the importance of creativity via collaboration in science learning has been widely recognized. This study aimed to investigate the science classroom creativity of Korean high school students who participated in an Australia-Korea intercultural STEAM program (ISP). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, data was only collected from Korean students. The Revised Science Classroom Creativity Questionnaire (R-SCCQ) was administered to 25 Korean students, and interviews were conducted with 10 students to explore creative behavior. The results showed a significant increase in students’ science classroom creativity following their participation in the ISP. This study shows that the intercultural experience provided by the program can help induce a more flexible mindset and encourage different perspectives, ultimately enhancing science classroom creativity. This finding is significant as it highlights the potential of the ISP as a new teaching method for promoting creativity in science education.

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跨文化STEAM课程的发展及其对科学课堂创造力的影响

由于来自不同背景的科学家之间的合作有助于产生理论并促进对自然现象的发现，因此通过合作在科学学习中发挥创造力的重要性已得到广泛认可。本研究旨在调查参加澳大利亚-韩国跨文化STEAM项目（ISP）的韩国高中生的科学课堂创造力。由于新冠肺炎限制，数据仅从韩国学生中收集。对25名韩国学生进行了修订的科学课堂创造力问卷（R-SCCQ），并对10名学生进行了访谈，以探究他们的创造性行为。结果显示，参加ISP后，学生的科学课堂创造力显著提高。这项研究表明，该项目提供的跨文化体验有助于培养更灵活的心态，鼓励不同的观点，最终提高科学课堂的创造力。这一发现意义重大，因为它突出了ISP作为一种促进科学教育创造力的新教学方法的潜力。

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