Journal of Innovative Science Education
Vol 12 No 1 (2023): April 2023

Central Java Teachers’ Perspective on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning

Astuti, Fiki Kusuma (Unknown)
Ellianawati, Ellianawati (Unknown)
Masturi, Masturi (Unknown)
Wiyanto, Wiyanto (Unknown)
Sumarni, Woro (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Apr 2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate central java teachers’ perspective about STEM. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM recently has been becoming the most discussed in education practice. Integrating engineering and technology with science and mathematics will help teachers to deliver material using real world problem. Using project based learning to solve the problem can enhance students’ interest, collaboration, discipline, critical and creative thinking skills. In fact, survey research showed that 35 of 72 teachers in central java do not know about STEM and teachers that have implemented STEM in the class have difficulties while teaching it. The highest hurdles teachers met was time allocation. Indonesian curriculum has a lot of materials that should have delivered in a limited time makes teachers hard to implement STEM in the learning process. Followed by teachers’ difficulties to integrate between science, technology, engineering and math because there is no curriculum materials to guide them and other difficulties are school infrastructure, students motivation, and lack of preparation. Time allocation, school infrastructures, STEM integration, and preparation are the most hurdles that teacher met in the class.

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Journal Info

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jise

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

Journal of Innovative Science Education p-ISSN (Print) 2252-6412 | e-ISSN (Online) 2502-4523, an electronic journal, provides a forum for publishing the original research articles, short communications from contributors, and the novel technology news related to Innovative Science Education research. ...