Science Teacher Development in STEM for Indonesia's Curriculum Change

Nurul F. Sulaeman, Atin Nuryadin, Lambang Subagiyo, Feby Zulhiyah, Syayidah Dinurrohmah

2024

Abstract

To shorten the gap in the learning process that was disturbed during the pandemic, the Indonesian government established a new Indonesian curriculum in early 2020. On the other hand, the implementation of an integrated approach to STEM education with real-life scenarios is crucial to be understood and implemented by science teachers. Although many teachers have experienced joining STEM-related activities, the implementation is quite low. Therefore, the need for professional development in STEM education to support the implementation of the new Indonesian curriculum is needed. This paper presents an integrated approach to STEM education developed in the context of a collaborative professional development program implemented in synchronous and asynchronous meetings. The program aimed at providing teachers with knowledge and skills to develop STEM-integrated tasks to be implemented in junior high school science classes. This study used a quantitative–qualitative approach to answer the research questions, using mixed methods to collect data. Participants are 40 junior high school teachers who participated in the program for one month in the school year 2022/2023. Based on data collected from worksheets, discussions, and interviews, it was verified that teachers recognized the importance of obtaining training in STEM education. This type of professional development was very relevant and improved their knowledge and skills to implement STEM hands-on practices in class. Finally, teachers could recognize the need to link STEM education with the need to change the student science learning process in line with the new Indonesian curriculum. Our recommendation for further research is that teachers need a quality understanding of curriculum that aligns with specific Science Learning Outcomes (SLO) and the ways to achieve that alternatively through STEM education.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sulaeman N., Nuryadin A., Subagiyo L., Zulhiyah F. and Dinurrohmah S. (2024). Science Teacher Development in STEM for Indonesia's Curriculum Change. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS; ISBN 978-989-758-752-8, SciTePress, pages 527-532. DOI: 10.5220/0013421800004654

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ichels24,
author={Nurul Sulaeman and Atin Nuryadin and Lambang Subagiyo and Feby Zulhiyah and Syayidah Dinurrohmah},
title={Science Teacher Development in STEM for Indonesia's Curriculum Change},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS},
year={2024},
pages={527-532},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013421800004654},
isbn={978-989-758-752-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS
TI - Science Teacher Development in STEM for Indonesia's Curriculum Change
SN - 978-989-758-752-8
AU - Sulaeman N.
AU - Nuryadin A.
AU - Subagiyo L.
AU - Zulhiyah F.
AU - Dinurrohmah S.
PY - 2024
SP - 527
EP - 532
DO - 10.5220/0013421800004654
PB - SciTePress