The Effectiveness of Integrated Stem in Enhancing Energy Literacy Among Primary School Students in Malaysia

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to examine the effectiveness of STEM integration in increasing the
energy literacy of primary school students. The research design of this study includes the description of the mixed method
research (MMR). Both quantitative and qualitative approaches of data collection are performed in this study as it employs
MMR. This research has conducted both the survey and interview to collect data and it is a useful technique to enhance
the validity of the research. Additionally, use of primary data in the research has involved the quality data and protects
the reliability factors as well. In the quantitative study, a quasi-experimental design involving two groups which is the
experimental group (EG) and control group (CG) were used. Qualitative approach which focuses on the interviews,
analysis of interview data, and open-ended questions were used to get the insights of this study. This study indicates that
Malaysian primary school students’ energy literacy is in high level after the implementation of integrated STEM. The
analysis of the data has highlighted the actual situation in Malaysia to develop this practice in the primary level of
education. It is important to meet the objectives of the research and portray the recent development of energy literacy as
well in Malaysia. Students are typically aware of and accept the presence of energy challenges, are concerned about
energy conservation and renewable resource use, and have apparent positive attitudes and values about energy, which is
consistent with previous findings.