Vol.15, No.3, August 2026.                                                                                                                                                                          ISSN: 2217-8309

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TEM Journal

TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATICS

Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science

Ethno-STEM Integrated Physics Interactive Teaching Material: Its Impact to Student’s Critical and Creative Thinking

Asrizal Asrizal, Siew Wei Tho, Hafiz Almahfuz Agusti, Fuja Novitra, Helma Helma

© 2026 Fuja Novitra, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Citation Information: TEM Journal. Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 2696-2708, ISSN 2217-8309, DOI: 10.18421/TEM153-57, August 2026.

Received: 18 August 2025.
Revised: 09 February 2026.
Accepted: 27 February 2026.
Published: 27 August 2026.

Abstract:

Developing students’ learning and innovation skills, particularly critical and creative thinking, has become an essential demand of twenty-first century education. Nevertheless, evidence shows that these skills are still insufficiently fostered in conventional physics instruction, which often lacks contextual relevance and interactive engagement. To address this gap, this study introduces an Ethno-STEM Integrated Physics Interactive Teaching Material that combines cultural knowledge (ethnoscience) with the principles of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) within an interactive learning environment. A quasi-experimental design employing a post-test-only control group was utilized. Data were collected using a test instrument administered via Google Forms. The analysis involved descriptive statistics, normality testing, hypothesis testing, and effect size testing. Findings revealed that the ethno-STEM integrated physics interactive teaching materials had a significant positive effect on students’ critical and creative thinking skills. These results suggest that such materials are effective in fostering students’ learning and innovation skills.

Keywords – Ethno-STEM, interactive teaching materials, learning and innovation skills, physics.

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