THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMISTRY LABORATORY SKILLS AND CREATIVITY THINKING BASED ON STEAM EDUCATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
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The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the chemistry laboratory skills of high school students who learned by using learning management based on STEAM education, and 2) compare the creativity thinking of high school students who learned by using learning management based on STEAM education. The sample group in this research was 32 students in grade 11th at Maiyavitthayakom School in the first semester of 2025 academic year. They were selected through random sampling method. The research instruments consisted of five STEAM Education learning plans in Physical Science subject about chemistry reactions, chemistry laboratory skills test and creativity thinking test of high school students. The data were analyzed by mean, percentage, standard deviation, and t-test. The research results indicated that 1) the post-test score of chemistry laboratory skills after learning by STEAM education was higher than pre-test scores with statistical significance at .05, Overall, it was found that the students' chemistry laboratory skills were at a good level, and 2) The post-test score of the creativity thinking of high school students after learning by STEAM education was higher than pre-test scores with statistical significance at .05, Overall, it was found that the students' creativity thinking were at an excellent level.
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