STEAM課程對資優生問題解決能力影響之研究

The Study on the Effects of STEAM Curriculum on the Problem Solving Ability of Gifted Students

本研究旨在了解STEAM課程對資優生問題解決能力之影響。以國小一般智能資優生與一般生共87位為對象，使用「新編問題解決能力測驗」蒐集並分析資優生與一般生在問題解決能力之表現。再以前實驗研究設計挑選資優生與一般生共16位進行16節的自編STEAM課程。研究結果發現資優生與一般生在問題解決能力上有顯著差異。進行STEAM課程後，接受課程的學生雖然在問題解決能力測驗得分上皆有增加，但相較於未接受課程學生之前測分數，僅一般生在界定原因分測驗達到顯著差異。另在STEAM課程提升個體問題解決能力部分，綜合16位學生之前、後測成績來看雖達顯著差異，然分開來看亦僅有一般生之前、後測成績達顯著差異，資優生則無。最後由研究者依據研究結果提出相關建議。

"This study aims to understand the effects of STEAM curriculum on the problem solving ability of gifted students. 87 elementary school students, include the student with gifted and their normal peers, was invited to participate the study. The Test of Problem-Solving was used to collect 87 students' performance on problem-solving to be the pre-test data. According to the pre-test results of the performance on problem-solving showed the significant difference between gifted students and normal students. By using the pre-experimental design was conduct to compare the effects of STEAM curriculum, 16 of 87 students were chosen randomly to join the self-designed STEAM curriculum and do the Test Problem-Solving again after the curriculum finished to be the post-test data. Comparing the results of pre-test and post-test showed all the students' performance were increased after joining the curriculum, but compared with the pre-test data of students who weren’t join the curriculum. Only the sub test''Reason Defining''had the significant difference in the group of normal student. To analyze the self-improvement in the problem-solving ability of the students who join the curriculum, the Wilcoxon sign rank test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test data. The results indicated the self-improvement in problem-solving ability had significant difference on whole students. But analyzed separately in the certification of gifted or not, just normal student group had significant difference."