Enhancing Competency in Designing Learning Activities Based on STEM Education of Pre-Service Science Teachers

Oct 15, 2026

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Pre-service science teachers face difficulties designing learning activities and writing lesson plans using STEM education. Aims of the study were to develop a learning package to strengthen this competency, implement it to improve undergraduate competence, and examine students’ opinions toward the instruction. Classroom action research applied the ADDIE model for development and delivery, involving 31 fourth-year pre-service science students. Competency assessment combined tasks and performance using scoring rubrics, with questionnaires and content analysis of open-ended feedback, showing strong post-learning improvement.

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Introduction

Methods and Learning Package

Participants

Instruments and Data Collection

Results

Competency Assessment

Students’ Opinions and Feedback

Enhancing Competency in Designing Learning Activities Based on Stem Education of Pre-Service Science Teachers Numphon Koocharoenpisal Assoc. Prof., Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand, [numphon@g.swu.ac.th](numphon@g.swu.ac.th) Pre-service science teachers have difficulty with designing learning activities and writing lesson plans using STEM education. This research aims to: (1) develop a learning package to enhance competency in designing learning activities using STEM Education approach for pre-service science teachers, (2) implement the learning package to develop undergraduate students’competency, and (3) study students' opinions toward the instruction. This research was classroom action research, which used ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implement, and Evaluate) to develop and implement the learning package in enhancing student competency in designing learning activities. The participants of this study were 31 fourth-year undergraduate students enrolled in the course of Science Instruction, in the program of Bachelor of Education in the Department of General Science, Faculty of Science. The research tools consisted of: (1) the learning packages, (2) the students’ competency assessment form by evaluating from tasks and performance of the students using scoring rubrics, (3) the competency self-assessment form, and (4) the students’ opinions questionnaire towards the instruction. Both quantitative data and qualitative data were collected by using the competency assessment forms and the questionnaire. The statistics used to analyze the data were mean, standard deviation, and percentage. The results show that 67.74% of students were at excellent level from assessing students’ competency, and 32.26% of students were at good level. The mean score of overall competencies of the students were 83.43% . The students’ competency from self-assessment was at low level before learning, and it was at very high level after learning, and the students’ opinions towards the instruction were highly satisfied. The qualitative data from open ended questions questionnaire were analysed using content analysis. The result showed students’ feedback and satisfaction toward learning. The finding can benefit science teachers and curriculum developers in designing learning activities. Keywords: ADDIE model, STEM Education, pre-service teachers, science instruction, active learning, teaching methods INTRODUCTION In Thailand, one of “Standards of Knowledge and Professional Experience of Teachers according to the Teachers Council of Thailand regulations On Professional Standards (No. 4) B.E. 2562 identify that pre-service teacher need to have competency in learning management (Ministry of Education, 2020). This poses expectations for teacher education. The program of curriculum and instruction in the university should develop student competency in teaching and learning innovation including enhancing various skills and abilities in teaching. One of the key elements in developing pre-service teachers is enhancing competency in designing learning activities. As the researcher worked as the instructor of the program of Bachelor of Education in the faculty of science in University in Thailand. This program was a five-year bachelor’s degree in teacher education program that all students must do coursework for four years and spend one year in a school to gain field experience and conduct teaching practice to Citation: Koocharoenpisal, N. (2023) . Enhancing competency in designing learning activities based on stem education of pre-service science teachers. Anatolian Journal of Education, 8(2), 207-224. [https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2023.8214a](https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2023.8214a) complete the licensure requirements. The pre-service teachers are required to be able to design and develop lesson plans, learning management, learning activities, learning materials, and assessment. Therefore, they need to be prepared for going teach

FAQs

What problem does the research address for pre-service science teachers?

Pre-service science teachers have difficulty designing learning activities and writing lesson plans using STEM education.

How did the study develop and implement the learning package?

The study used classroom action research and applied the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implement, and Evaluate) to develop and implement the package.

What tools were used to evaluate competency and gather student opinions?

Competency was assessed using tasks and performance with scoring rubrics, supported by a competency self-assessment form. Students’ opinions were collected through a questionnaire, including open-ended items analyzed with content analysis.

Oct 15, 2026

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