Developing STEM Based Student’s Book for Grade XII Biotechnology Topics

Abstract

The study aims to develop a valid, practical and effective Biology student's book based on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on the topic of biotechnology for Grade XII. The method applied for the study was research and development with the 4-D model. The subjects were 58 Grade XII students of SMAN 1 Muncar, Banyuwangi-Indonesia. The results showed that the average of validation result of STEM-based student's book was 86.4% which fell under a strong valid category. The average percentage of legibility test and practicality were in very good category of 87.18% and 96.53%, respectively. Meanwhile, the average of effectiveness test was 0.77 of normalized gain categorized in high criteria. In conclusion, it could be determined that STEM-based student's book of biotechnology is valid, pratical, and effectively used in learning process.

Assessing Teacher’s Attitude, Knowledge, and Application (AKA) on STEM: An Effort to Foster the Sustainable Development of STEM Education

“…In the construct of attitude concentration, data was listed at a higher-level scale, because respondents responded with neither disagree or agree, agree, and strongly agree (3-5 Likert 'scale). The concentration distribution of the construct of the application (the overlap color) was at the level of a neutral scale, namely disagree, neither disagree or agree, and agree (2)(3)(4). This form showed that, even though these science teachers have implemented STEM lessons in the classroom, these same teachers do not have a good knowledge about STEM education.…”

“…In Indonesia, teachers have been shown to mainly obtain information about STEM education from other education experts who are in college [4]. The deployment of the information to teachers incorporates various methods, including lectures, conferences, workshops, printed and electronic media, and various social media.…”

“…In recent years, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) has become a trending topic in various scientific educational publications [1][2][3][4]. Education for students in STEM has received increased attention over the past decade, with calls for both a greater emphasis on these fields and improvements in the quality of curricula and instruction [1,2].…”

“…The initial idea of STEM education was introduced in the 1990s, in the United States [5]. Currently, STEM education is flourishing in Asian nations [3,4]. Indonesia is one of the countries that has begun introducing STEM education to spearhead education (namely to teachers, in schools).…”

“…Various efforts have been made to improve the quality of science education in Indonesia [4,6]. Based on the average results of trends in international mathematics and science study (TIMSS), for the last seven years, Indonesia has ranked fifth, from the lowest [11].…”