Evaluate the Efficiency of the Manual of Artifacts Water Rocket by STEM Education Project Approaches for Higher Elementary Students

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Sathaphorn Ruengrung

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Educational water rockets are activities that create and integrate science skills and knowledge for higher elementary students. The purpose of this study were to: 1) construct and determine the efficiency of the manual of artifacts Water rocket by STEM education project approaches. 2) compare the pre-test and post-test academic achievement and 3) study students’ satisfaction towards the manual of artifacts Water rocket by STEM education project approaches. The target audience used in the study were 20 students in Prathomsuksa 5 of the academic year 2022, Ban Kum School, Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The instruments used were; 1) the manual of artifacts Water rocket by STEM education project approaches; 2) pre-test and post-test academic achievement test and 3) the students’ satisfaction evaluation form. The data were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, using the formula (E1/E2) and Dependent t-test. The findings indicated that; 1) the manual of artifacts Water rocket by STEM education project approaches had an efficiency was 79.17/75.75 which was higher than the 75/75 established criteria. 2) the students' mean score on the post-test on learning achievement was higher than the pre-test mean score at the significant level of .01 and 3) the overall students’ satisfaction towards the manual of artifacts Water rocket by STEM education project approaches had rated in very high levels (mean=4.55, S.D.=0.52).

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Ruengrung, S. (2022). Evaluate the Efficiency of the Manual of Artifacts Water Rocket by STEM Education Project Approaches for Higher Elementary Students. Journal of Education and Innovative Learning, 2(3), 269–283. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jeil/article/view/260354
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