STEM Approaches in Teaching and Learning Process: Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

Kasthuri Krishnan; Nurfaradilla Mohamad Nasri; Mohd Kamil Bin Sadan

STEM is a field of knowledge that integrates learning for the fields of Science (S), Technology (T), Engineering (E) and Mathematics (M) to produce students who are creative, imaginative, inventive and have aesthetic value in finding solutions to a problem. Among the issues that often exist are the low level of achievement of students in Science and Mathematics in the TIMSS and PISA international assessments as well as the lack of interest of students in the teaching and learning process through conventional methods. The purpose of this study is to analyze the most frequently used STEM approach based on previous studies as well as identify the models used in the previous studies. The SCOPUS and ERIC databases were used in screening past articles from 2018 – 2023 using keywords such as STEM, STEM teacher teaching approach, project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, multi-modal learning and collaborative learning. A systematic literature review (SLR) contains the search methods, selection criteria, selection process, data collection and data analysis for the articles produced. Year of publication and field of study are among the criteria that have been established in the selection of articles. A total of 21 articles were identified through criteria set such as year of publication and type of language. The findings of the study show that project-based learning has the highest number of references followed by inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, multi-modal learning and collaborative learning. Further studies need to be continued to study in depth the STEM approach that is currently developing in the education system, which is integrated learning.

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