An Assessment of Junior High School Students’ Knowledge, Creativity, and Hands-On Performance Using PBL via Cognitive–Affective Interaction Model to Achieve STEAM

This study aimed to discover the implications of using different teaching approaches for a hands-on STEAM activity junior high school students’ knowledge, creativity, and performance. The contents used in were designed based on project-based learning (PBL) strategy cognitive–affective interaction model (CAIM). outcomes tested through with theme electric boat creation. PBL CAIM was implement achieve United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4). In this study, quasi-experimental design 10 weeks, 366 students who participated experiment divided into experimental groups (EGs, 199 CAIM) control (CGs, 167 only). Through analysis covariance, results showed that EGs achieved higher academic performance terms also found had positive effect creativity EGs, allowing them develop modes thinking processes designing producing finished product, which turn enhanced innovativeness their products solutions. addition, brought about creative abilities students, achieving SDG objectives. Moreover, are line current international trend development education, providing reference examples future activities materials at level.