How Problem based Learning Integrated STEM Affects to Science Literacy on the Aspect Content of Science

Evi Sapinatul Bahriah, Dedi Irwandi

2018

Abstract

Scientific literacy is one of the 21st century competencies that must be mastered by the pre-service teachers of chemistry in order to compete the challenges in both national and international. One of the aspects of literacy is a science content, namely chemical essential concepts needed to understand natural phenomena and changes towards nature performed by human activity. This research aims to find out the effect of problem-based learning integrated to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) towards the enhancement of science literacy particularly on the science content. The content of science that examined are chemical kinetics with indicator: the relationship between the concentration of reactants and time; energy dependence of the rate constants and activation against temperature; and the factors that affect the rate of reaction. The research method used was weak experimental designs through the one-group pretest-posttest design. The research sample is 34 students on the fourth semesters of Chemistry Education in the academic year 2016/2017. Furthermore, the instruments used in this research is an essay test. The data obtained were analyzed by quantitative descriptive technique. The results showed an average rating of 49.2 pre-test and average value of 69.5 posttest with value N-Gain (%) amount to 39.1 (medium). Therefore, the model of problem-based learning integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) provides a positive contribution towards the enhancement of student's science literacy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bahriah E. and Irwandi D. (2018). How Problem based Learning Integrated STEM Affects to Science Literacy on the Aspect Content of Science.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 30-37. DOI: 10.5220/0009914000300037

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={Evi Sapinatul Bahriah and Dedi Irwandi},
title={How Problem based Learning Integrated STEM Affects to Science Literacy on the Aspect Content of Science},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={30-37},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009914000300037},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - How Problem based Learning Integrated STEM Affects to Science Literacy on the Aspect Content of Science
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Bahriah E.
AU - Irwandi D.
PY - 2018
SP - 30
EP - 37
DO - 10.5220/0009914000300037