Journal of Educational Studies
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): October

Developing SETS-Oriented Science Teaching Materials for Scientific Literacy and Collaboration

durratus sadiyah (Universitas PGRI Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2026

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of Science, Environment, Technology, and Society (SETS)-oriented Science and Social Studies (IPAS) teaching materials in improving elementary school students' scientific literacy and collaboration. The study employed a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the ADDIE model, followed by a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design to examine the effectiveness of the developed teaching materials. The participants consisted of 48 fifth-grade students, including 24 students in the experimental class and 24 students in the control class. The developed teaching materials were validated by material, media, and language experts, while practicality was evaluated by two teachers and 24 students. Data were collected through scientific literacy tests, collaboration observation sheets, validation sheets, and practicality questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, N-Gain analysis, and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). The developed teaching materials achieved an average validity score of 95.20% (very valid) and a practicality score of 95.57% (very practical). The N-Gain analysis showed a high improvement in scientific literacy (0.7253) and a moderate improvement in collaboration (0.6498). MANOVA revealed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (p < .001). These findings indicate that SETS-oriented IPAS teaching materials effectively improve students' scientific literacy and collaboration through contextual, collaborative, and technology-enhanced learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JEs

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

Description

Journal of Educational Studies Journal constitutes a triannual publication which publishes scholarly journals every April, August, and December in a year. It particularly publishes research articles examining issues related to the field of Education, Sciences, Social, Early Childhood Education, ...