The influence of the STEM approach (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) on student's motivation in physics subject

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) approach on students' learning motivation in physics subjects. This research employed the quasi-experimental design. The sampling technique used was the simple random sampling technique, which resulted in students of class XI MIPA 5 and XI MIPA 6 at SMA YP Unila Bandar Lampung as the samples. The t-test was performed to determine the effect of the STEM approach on student learning motivation. The results of the t-test showed that the learning motivation variable tcount was higher than the ttable at 7.786> 2.006, with a significant level of 0.05. Therefore, H0 was rejected, and H1 was accepted. It meant that the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) approach affected student learning motivation.