The Impact of STEM Activities on Students’ Knowledge and Project Development Skills

Teh Faradilla Abdul Rahman, Zazaleena Binti Zakariah, Nurhilyana Binti Anuar, Zakiah Binti Noh and Nawal Binti Abdul Razak
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Teh Faradilla Abdul Rahman: Centre of Foundation Studies, University Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Dengkil, 43800, Selangor, Malaysia
Zazaleena Binti Zakariah: Centre of Foundation Studies, University Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Dengkil, 43800, Selangor, Malaysia
Nurhilyana Binti Anuar: Centre of Foundation Studies, University Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Dengkil, 43800, Selangor, Malaysia
Zakiah Binti Noh: Centre of Foundation Studies, University Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Dengkil, 43800, Selangor, Malaysia
Nawal Binti Abdul Razak: Centre of Foundation Studies, University Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor, Kampus Dengkil, 43800, Selangor, Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 1, 3172-3182

Abstract: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is increasingly recognized as vital in today’s rapidly evolving exploration among students in driving innovation and problem-solving across various fields. As interest in STEM grows, students are being engaged with numerous hands-on STEM activities to foster learning experiences, boosting knowledge and skill, cultivating critical thinking and creativity, and collaboration while enhancing their understanding and adaptability of STEM concepts. Hence, this study was conducted to identify the impact of STEM activities on students’ knowledge and project development skills. The study was carried out using the STEM Mentoring Program with five phases which involved 48 lower secondary school students from Dengkil district in Selangor aged between 13 to 17 years old. The respondents were chosen by using purposive sampling; to represent the lower secondary students’ population where age is the key criterion. A quantitative approach that consists of 17 items with 2 sections was used as the instrument in this study to determine the impact of STEM activities on students’ knowledge and project development skills. The result discovered that all items displayed a high mean score level. The majority of students have basic knowledge and are delighted to learn STEM. However, more effort needs to be placed on project development skills as some of the respondents are still standing at a novices’ stage in problem-solving techniques. It can be concluded that suitable STEM activities strengthen the level of knowledge and project development skills simultaneously affecting the enrolments in STEM courses for secondary school students.

Date: 2025
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