ENHANCING SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDONESIA THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS (EDP) LEARNING MODEL BASED STEM APPROACH

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Amid the escalating demands of 21st century education, the development of science process skills has become a critical priority that must be fostered from an early age through pedagogical activities emphasizing inquiry, experimentation, and reflective practice. This study seeks to address this imperative by designing and empirically validating a science instructional model for Indonesian elementary students that embeds the Integration of Engineering Design Process (EDP) Learning Model Based STEM Approach. The model was developed following the Dick and Carey instructional design paradigm and progressed through four major phases, including the specification of learning objectives, the design of an EDP integrated STEM instructional model, and the implementation of both formative and summative assessments. Expert judgment indicated a very high level of alignment and suitability across content, construct, and implementation dimensions, supporting the theoretical soundness of the proposed model. Classroom trials involving teachers and students demonstrated that the integration EDP based STEM learning model is feasible to implement and closely aligned with the demands of elementary science education. Effectiveness testing using the Independent Samples t test yielded a significance value of < 0.001, indicating a statistically significant difference in science process skill scores between the experimental and control classes. These findings substantiate that the the Integration of Engineering Design Process (EDP) Learning Model Based STEM Approach possesses strong theoretical validity, commendable practicality, and substantial effectiveness in enhancing elementary students’ science process skills. By engaging students in EDP oriented STEM activities, the model provides authentic problem solving experiences that cultivate their abilities to observe, formulate hypotheses, design investigations, analyze data, and derive evidence based conclusions in real world contexts.

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2025-12-18

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Sutisnawati, A., Rahmawati, Y., & Sumantri, M. S. (2025). ENHANCING SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDONESIA THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS (EDP) LEARNING MODEL BASED STEM APPROACH. Veredas Do Direito, 22, e223856. https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.n7.3856

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