Effectiveness of Stream Education on Critical Thinking Skills of Elementary School Students

This paper highlights the value of Critical Thinking Skills based on art-based learning including Reading and Writing. STREAM Education fosters twenty-first-century skills which include 4c's i.e., Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and the most important one is Critical Thinking Skills.According to Matthew Way, the teacher. Sweeny Elementary School, Sweeny, For learners who may not be able to excel in a typical classroom, STREAM provides a unique opportunity for them to learn about themselves and find what they enjoy, as well as their possible career path. Here a study is done to evaluate the effect of STREAM education on the Critical Thinking Skills of Elementary School Students. The study is quantitative research which involved quasi experimental design. Quasi experimental design of the pre-test post-test, non- equivalent group type was used. The sample of the study comprised of 80 elementary school students ( 40 each from both section A and B) of VII grade students selected randomly from elementary school of Caya city of Bihar district. Mean, Standard Deviation, and Critical Ratio (t) were used to examine the data. The study found that STREAM Education had a considerable impact on elementary school student's Critical Thinking Skills.

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Sucheta, Kumari and Agrawal, Rekha (2022). Effectiveness of Stream Education on Critical Thinking Skills of Elementary School Students. IPEM JOURNAL OF INNOVATION IN TEACHER EDUCATION, 7(1), 40-46.