Analysis of The Application of The STEAM Approach to Learning In Indonesia: Contributions to Physics Education

Abstract

Optimizing the learning process in achieving student development requires a special strategy in learning. The strategy can be run by applying the STEAM learning model. The STEAM learning process is expected to prepare the next generation to be ready to face the times, helping to develop innovations in life. The purpose of this study was to analyze the application of STEAM learning in Indonesia, especially the contribution to physics education. The method used in this paper is descriptive qualitative through the study of relevant literature with the objectives of the research conducted. The result of this study is that STEAM can be integrated into various learning subjects and levels of education. In addition, the application of STEAM can help develop the skills of students in the 21st century along with technological developments and increasing demands in modern times. In physics learning, the implementation of STEAM can make students actively involved in the teaching and learning process of physics. Students will be involved in ongoing learning and will assist students in finding solutions to the problems given. This has a positive impact because it can improve creative, critical thinking skills and make it easier for students to understand concepts. The implementation of STEAM in international education is very good, for STEAM learning in Indonesia is still lacking. This is because in implementing STEAM learning, you must have special skills to teach it. Thus, it is very important to develop STEAM starting from human resources and appropriate learning materials.

Systematic Literature Review: Implementasi STEAM di Sekolah Dasar Kelas Rendah

“…STEAM mampu diintegrasikan ke dalam beberapa mata pelajaran dan jenjang Pendidikan. Sedangkan implemetasi STEAM di Indonesia masih kurang karena penerapan STEAM sedikit sulit, membutuhkan pengetahuan, pemahaman konsep tentang STEAM, dan keterampilan sehingga dapat diinovasi sesuai dengan perkembangan zaman (Bin Amiruddin et al, 2022). Menurut hasil litetarur Bin Amiruddin et al, (2022) adapun Engineering Design Process (EDP) dalam mengimplementasi STEAM yaitu: (1) Ask (Menemukan masalah serta solusi, (2) Imagine (Membayangkan produk), (3) Plan (perencanaan produk), (4) Crate and Improve (membuat dan menguji produk).…”

Effect of the STEAM Method on Children’s Creativity

“…According to Amiruddin et al (2022) there are five stages in the creative process namely: preparation, concentration, incubation, illumination, verification. So from the explanation above, a teacher must stimulate the child's creativity by preparing what the child should learn, the teacher gives directions to the child to study the material that has been presented by the teacher, the teacher allows the child to reflect or think about what the child will do or make without any pressure, the teacher lets the child explore his own thoughts until the child can create a product.…”

Children's Play Festival as an Effort to Grow a Global Diversity Attitude in Paudit Al Hasna

“…A festival is an event or activity as a social phenomenon encountered by all cultures Referring to Alessandro (1987:2) in his book "Festival Definition and Morphology" in Latin, festival comes from the word festum which means joy, rejoicing (publicjoy, merriment, reverly)) and also feria which means a certain time to postpone an activity or daily work in honor of the gods (abstinence from work in honor of the gods) while festival etymologically contains two meanings, namely festa and feriae which indicate a festival that ends at a certain time or is included in a series of other events. A festival is an event or an activity as a social phenomenon encountered by all cultures [20]. Certain time.…”