Sustainability Development-Based Agroindustry in Chemistry Learning to Improve the Preservice Chemistry Teachers’ Competence

Abstract

This research aims to integrate agroindustry and sustainability development into chemistry learning through the Project-Based Learning model (PjBL) to improve the competence of preservice chemistry teachers. This research employed the qualitative method. The Summer Course program was held collaboratively by Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Institut Pertanian Bogor, and Villanova University. The program was implemented online within six weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants consisted of 25 students. The data had been collected through interviews, questionnaires, observations, student portfolios, and reflection journals. Based on the analysis, several projects developed by preservice chemistry teachers increased the application to solve sustainability problems in the agroindustry field. Furthermore, the project was expected to be developed into a natural product that can increase the agroindustry value for coffee farmers. The findings also foster the preservice chemistry teachers to improve their creative thinking, collaboration, higher-order thinking skills, and problem-solving skills. Besides, they developed their communication and collaboration after participating in the program. The paper outline is a project development learning experience in a sustainable field and would be a good resource for student-teacher involvement in teacher education.

Integrating sustainability development education program in nursing to challenge practice among nursing interns in health care

“…This result may be related to teachers' progress in their creative thinking, cooperation, higher‐order thinking skills and problem‐solving skills for students to learn easily for sustainability. This finding is congruent with (Hasibuan et al, 2021). He claimed that the results encourage teachers to develop their critical thinking, teamwork, higher‐order thinking and problem‐solving abilities.…”

“…This result may be related to teachers' progress in their creative thinking, cooperation, higher-order thinking skills and problem-solving skills for students to learn easily for sustainability. This finding is congruent with (Hasibuan et al, 2021).…”

The contributing of chemistry learning in supporting education for sustainable development: A systematic literature review

“…Pernaa et al (2022) developed a didactic design in the context of ionic liquid applications to introduce students to sustainable chemical properties. Hasibuan et al (2021) integrated sustainability-based agro-industry development into chemistry learning to increase the competence of pre-service chemistry teachers. Koutalidi and Scoullos (2016) devised a didactic design to increase understanding of biogeochemical cycles that integrates ESD values.…”

“…Following are the results of the classification of articles based on competencies developed through the implementation of ESD in chemistry learning (Table 3). (Paristiowati et al 2022;Bramwell-Lalor et al 2020;Hasibuan et al 2021) Creative Thinking (Hasibuan et al 2021;Blatti et al 2019;Nurfadilah and Siswanto, 2020) Problem Solving (Hasibuan et al 2021;Blatti et al 2019) Systems Thinking (Eaton et al 2019;Wissinger et al 2021;Mahaffy et al 2019;Holme, 2020 Günter et al 2017;Juntunen and Aksela, 2013) Environmental Awareness (Paristiowati et al 2022;Ekantini and Wilujeng, 2018;Perkasa et al 2017;Günter et al 2017;Zidny and Eilks, 2022;Koutalidi and Scoullos, 2016;Perkasa and Aznam, 2016) Sustainability Awareness (Loste et al 2020;Hugerat, 2020;Chuliá-Jordán et al 2022) Based on Table 3 it is known that the implementation of ESD in chemistry learning can develop various competencies that can help overcome global challenges, such as communication skills, collaboration, and environmental awareness which are developed through the implementation of ESD using project-based learning (Paristiowati et al 2022;Bramwell-Lalor et al 2020). Communication and collaboration are two of the four skills of the 21st century.…”