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Applying the design thinking model to hands-on mechatronics STEM activities for senior high school students to improve the learning performance and learning behavior

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This work was financially supported by the “Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences” and “Chinese Language and Technology Center” of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) from The Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan, and sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, R.O.C. under Grant no. 107-2511-H-003 -046 -MY3, 109-2511-H-003 -048 -MY2, 109-2622-H-003-004.

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    Hsien-Sheng Hsiao, Kuen-Yi Lin, Guang-Han Chung & Jheng-Han Chen

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Hsiao, HS., Chang, YC., Lin, KY. et al. Applying the design thinking model to hands-on mechatronics STEM activities for senior high school students to improve the learning performance and learning behavior. Int J Technol Des Educ 33, 1389–1408 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-022-09778-7

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