Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning

Tembo, Tercia Marie Tafadzwa and Lee, Chien Sing * (2018) Effectiveness of Debugging-Design in 2D Simulations to Facilitate STEAM Learning. In: ICCE 2018 - 26th International Conference on Computers in Education Workshop Proceedings. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education, Taiwan, pp. 722-731. ISBN 9789869721424

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Abstract

In our previous paper we discussed reports of the declining interest in STEM subjects of high school students in Malaysia and proposed a framework and methodology that uses 2D simulation application to facilitate learning physics in STEAM. In this small pilot case study, we present our hypothesis using a debugging-design approach with 2D simulation applications and the development of scaffolds and gamification for the learning environment. A preliminary experiment was conducted with middle school students to test the system’s effectiveness. We present a breakdown of the student assessments and analyze the questionnaire responses. Findings indicate that although the system needs a bit more work on scaffolding features, it is effective in helping students increase their interest in STEAM and move up Bloom’s Taxonomy.

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