The Role of Using the Surround Web to Improve STEM Practices among Secondary Students and Teachers

Abstract

The study aim to investigate the role of using the Surround Web to improve STEM approach, that’s while the secondary students were learning and integrating science, technology and mathematics through four class sessions after providing the students and the teacher with guidelines about how to integrate STEM components in their subject and the uses of the Surround Web. The research investigated the perspectives of teachers and students at (5th secondary school at Afif province in Saudi Arabia) using a cross section survey, 50 students and 10 teachers were chosen after completing the class sessions that using Surround Web and the STEM approach, who attended and executed the class sessions, the research findings indicate that- (i). There are significant differences between the perspectives of the students in the controlled group- which studied using the traditional way -and the experimental group which studied using the Surround Web about the role of the Surround Web on integrating STEM in class. (ii). There are no differences between the perspectives of teachers who used the Surround Web on integrating STEM in class