STEM approach and computer science impact the metaphorical thinking of Indonesian students’

Abstract

Metaphorical thinking is important in improving the formation and discovery of learning ideas in the 21st-century. However, the metaphorical thinking of Indonesian students is below the international average in terms of cognitive process, according to PISA 2018. This study aims to identify differences in the ability of students' metaphorical thinking in learning STEM and Computer Science (STEM-CS). This research employed the experimental design with a simple random sampling technique to determine the sample. The population of this study was 280 junior high school students in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. The data collection technique has been tested to see the improvement of metaphorical thinking. Hypothetical testing has been used by one-way ANOVA with a meaningful level of 5%. The results found that the average class value applied to the STEM-CS training model was 88.00, which was higher compared to the STEM class with an average score of 86.00 and the control class with an average score of 73.00. It is concluded that the STEM-CS model can be used as an alternative solution for learning in the industrial era 4.0.