The impact of the STEAM methodology on the academic performance ofstudents’ in learning the Solar System on elementary school

The STEAM methodology as a pedagogical proposal in science teaching has been little explored in basic education in Mexico. The present investigation was developed in an elementary school in the city of Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico, it focused on applying the STEAM methodology with a focus on inquiry and the development of a group project, in order to demonstrate if this methodology impacts on academic performance of 5th grade students in the learning of the Solar System in the subject of Natural Sciences. The study was carried out under a quantitative approach of a descriptive type with a quasi-experimental design, using as information gathering instruments, tests designed for the study and a survey under the Likert scale that allowed obtaining the perception of the students in relation to the teaching methodology used in its inquiry phases. The results show that the use of this methodology as a didactic tool in the learning of the Solar System, significantly increases the learning of the students, as well as the pleasure to develop their learning through this methodology with the use of technological tools and the development of a group project.