International Conference on Mathematics and Science Education of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Vol 3 (2018): Promoting 21st Century Skills Through Mathematics and Science Education

The improvement of students’ scientific literacy through problem-based STEM learning on static fluid

P Parno (Physics Education, Universitas Negeri Malang)
Lia Yuliati (Physics Education, Universitas Negeri Malang)
Lestari Widodo (Physics Education, Universitas Negeri Malang)
Nuril Munfaridah (Physics Education, Universitas Negeri Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2018

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to know students’ scientific literacy after they studied problem-based STEM learning. The study used mixed method with embedded experimental design. The instrument test of this studyconsisted of 5 essay questions to measure students’ scientific literacy with reliability Cronbach’s alpha 0.72.Other instruments used in this study were the interview guide and questionnaire. The subjects of this study were 27 students in SMAN 8 Muaro Jambi who studiedstatic fluid. The result of this study shows that there is an increasedstudents’ scientific literacy after studyingproblem-based STEM learning as shown by the higher post-test scoresin comparison with the pre-test scores. The significance of the improvement of students’ scientific literacy is shown by8.35 in t value with significant 0.0000. The interview result shows that through problem-based STEM learningthe students are easy to understand the phenomena in the daily lives. Besides, the students can interpret the data evidence and design an experiment.The improvement of students’ scientific literacy is shown by N-gain in medium category. The influence of problem based STEM learning toward students’ scientific literacy is shown by the Cohens d-effect size. It is 1.72 with high category. The students positively responded towardproblem-based STEM learningas shown by 58.2 % of the students indicated in “agree”scale and 38.3% in “strongly agree” scale.

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Journal Info

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ICMScE

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Education Immunology & microbiology Mathematics Physics

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Since participants may come from different countries with variety of backgrounds, the conference is an excellent forum for participants to exchange research findings and ideas on mathematics and science education and to build networks for further ...