THE DEVELOPMENT OF STEM-BASED LEARNING MATERIALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

• Main Author: Kurniawati, Hani
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Fisika
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/45587
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

STEM education has evolved into a momentum of urgency among Indonesian educators’ regardless of various complication surrounding it. These include the absence of operational definition or conceptualization of STEM Education, educators who only receive education in one discipline, and the lack of general guidelines exist for teachers to follow regarding how to teach using STEM Education in their classroom. This study aims to design integrative STEM-based learning materials that align with and support the national curriculum. The initial stage of the STEM design is to analyse the Kompetensi Dasar, subject matter, time allocation, effective weeks and determine the assessment technique. The analysis of Kompetensi Dasar, subject matter, time allocation, and effective weeks is carried out as a whole. In contrast, the substantial correlation analysis of subject matter is carried out individually for each STEM project. The skills assessment used is project work instruments which involve several Kompetensi Dasar and are the essence of STEM education. The next step is to implement the STEM project design, collecting and processing data, as well as interpreting it. STEM 01 is a project of a simple solar heating device which designed as an entry point for learning various concepts in mathematics, physics, and astronomy in an integrative way. Some related concepts include power, intensity, heat, fusion reactions, wave amplitude, greenhouse effect and linear regression. The data taken is the relationship between temperature and the irradiation duration. The data generated can be used to determine physical quantities related to the concepts above. STEM 02 is a project of an experiment about diffusion to obtain the diffusion constant as an entry point for studying various concepts in mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry integratively. Some related concepts include diffusion, osmosis, refractive index, refraction, concentration, density, viscosity, solution, solvents and solutes, transportation systems in cells, graphs, regression, line equations, and differentials. The data taken is the angle of incidence and angle of refraction, length of the potato slice, mass and volume of the solution. Everything is related to the period of time the potato is submerged. The data obtained are used to determine the refractive index of the solution, osmosis and diffusion symptoms, the density of the solution, the diffusion constant of the solution and the pattern of viscosity values of a number solutions.