TY - GEN
T1 - Students' Reflective Learning in the Prototyping Process in STEM Education
AU - Hou, Chunyu
AU - Luk, Eric Tsun Hin
AU - Huang, Biyun
AU - Chai, Ching Sing
AU - Jong, Morris Siu Yung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This paper aims to present and discuss a study that we conducted to probe into junior secondary students' learning experiences in the prototyping process in STEM education, particularly their reflective experiences. In the course of developing their prototypes, the participants (N=75) were required to engage in reflecting on their learning process at the beginning, mid, and end, using the same open-ended questionnaire. Grounded theory analysis was employed to analyze the qualitative data collected through the questionnaire. In addition to unveiling their desirable learning experiences in the prototyping process, this research also revealed the challenges and difficulties they encountered, the corresponding support they needed, and the reflective changes they experienced. The findings showed that integrating reflective learning into the prototyping process is instrumental in understanding students' learning experiences in STEM education.
AB - This paper aims to present and discuss a study that we conducted to probe into junior secondary students' learning experiences in the prototyping process in STEM education, particularly their reflective experiences. In the course of developing their prototypes, the participants (N=75) were required to engage in reflecting on their learning process at the beginning, mid, and end, using the same open-ended questionnaire. Grounded theory analysis was employed to analyze the qualitative data collected through the questionnaire. In addition to unveiling their desirable learning experiences in the prototyping process, this research also revealed the challenges and difficulties they encountered, the corresponding support they needed, and the reflective changes they experienced. The findings showed that integrating reflective learning into the prototyping process is instrumental in understanding students' learning experiences in STEM education.
KW - design education
KW - group-based learning
KW - project-based learning
KW - prototyping
KW - reflective learning
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85185003270
U2 - 10.1109/TALE56641.2023.10398238
DO - 10.1109/TALE56641.2023.10398238
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85185003270
T3 - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2023 - Conference Proceedings
BT - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2023 - Conference Proceedings
T2 - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2023
Y2 - 28 November 2023 through 1 December 2023
ER -