Scientific values are crucial for shaping students' personal and academic growth, preparing them to be responsible global citizens capable of developing sustainable solutions within their communities. Integrating emerging technologies, mainly 3D printing technology, into educational systems reflects global trends in combining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to address real-world engineering challenges. This study explored how STEM activities integrated with 3D printing technology enhance the development of scientific values—curiosity, critical thinking, investigative passion, and creativity—among students participating in STEM activities.
The research employed a quasi-experimental design with a sample of 108 tenth-grade students from the Sultanate of Oman divided into experimental and control groups. Over two months, the experimental group engaged in ten STEM activities enhanced with 3D printing in the physics curriculum. After carefully validating its psychometric properties, the Scientific Values Scale (Herdem & Ünal, 2020) was used to assess the outcomes.
The study results showed statistically significant differences between the averages of the two groups in the Scientific Values Scale in favor of the experimental group, particularly concerning curiosity, critical thinking, investigative passion, and creativity. STEM activities integrated with 3D printing technology provided a rich educational environment for solving engineering problems realistically across the stages of engineering design.
Therefore, the study advocates for incorporating emerging technologies into multidisciplinary learning frameworks (STEM) to further develop students' scientific values and encourage further research on their impact on various educational outcomes.

Authors:
Asma Alshabnuti, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

About the Presenter(s)
Ms. Asmaa AlShabnuti is currently a PhD Scholar in science curricula and teaching methods, at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Her research project is about integrating 3D printing into physics learning.

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