Indonesian Prospective Teachers’ Scientific Habits of Mind:A Cross‑Grade Study in the Context of Local and Global Socio‑scientific Issues

Abstract

This study explored Indonesian prospective teachers’ views on the adapted (including global socio-scientific issues) and revisited (including local socio-scientific issues) versions of the scientific habits of mind (SHOM) scale and compared their SHOM levels concerning teacher education programs and grades. The sample of the study consisted of 1298 Indonesian prospective teachers drawn from departments of chemistry education, biology education, science education, elementary teacher education, and mathematics education. The adapted and revisited versions of SHOM scale were used to collect data. The result showed that the locality of socio-scientific issues (SSI), grade, and teacher education program somewhat influenced the Indonesian prospective teachers’ SHOM levels. Also, their familiarity with local SSI acted as a cornerstone to make a decision about SSI via SHOM. This study suggests that teacher education programs should be enriched with undergraduate courses (e.g., integrating SSI into SHOM, measuring SSI with SHOM, ethnoscience through SSI and SHOM) to stimulate the Indonesian prospective teachers’ SHOM levels via SSI. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11191-023-00429-4.

Integrating STEM in Early Childhood Education: A Cutting-Edge Study on PAUD Development in Indonesia

“…We must give babies, toddlers, and young children experiences and a set of skills that will build a firm foundation for future learning and STEM progress throughout their school years and into their adult lives. Young children have a natural desire to explore the world and make things work (Agustin et al, 2021) (Wiyarsi et al, 2023) (Hikmawati et al, 2021) (Sidik and Setiawati2022). STEM in the early years, therefore, provides a wonderful chance for children to problem-solve, learn, and develop perseverance through fun and engaging activities.…”