الملخص الإنجليزي
The current study aimed to measure the effectiveness of teaching science using the
STEM approach in developing creative thinking and correcting alternative conceptions
among fourth-grade students in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate. The researcher followed a
quasi-experimental design with two groups (experimental and control), and the study
sample consisted of 62 male and female students from the fourth grade at Al-Adrak School
for Basic Education. The study instruments included a test of creative thinking and a test of
alternative conceptions of scientific concepts. The research results revealed statistically
significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean scores of
fourth-grade students in the experimental and control groups in the post-test of creative
thinking and the test of alternative conceptions of scientific concepts in favor of the
experimental group.
Considering these results, the study recommended conducting training programs
and lectures to emphasize the importance of utilizing the STEM approach in teaching
sciences and other subjects at the school or governorate levels. It also suggested developing
teachers' attitudes in specialized training institute programs towards using the STEM
approach in classroom sessions, as well as organizing workshops and training courses for
teachers to train them on teaching with a STEM approach.
Keywords: STEM Approach, Creative Thinking, Alternative Conceptions
