The Effectiveness of Constructivism-based STEM Learning on Student Motivation and Learning Activity

Abstract

Research to examine students’ motivation and learning activities through constructivism-based STEM learning has been carried out from January to April 2020 at “SMP Purnama Pekanbaru”. The design of one group used a purposive sampling technique, that is class IX which chooses extracurricular biotechnology. Data collection used observation sheets of learning activities and questionnaire sheets about student learning motivation. Data of frequency and percentage is calculated and analyzed descriptively.The results show that learning biotechnology through the constructivism-based STEM approach is effective in increasing motivation and recycling activities of waste into fish pellets.

Pendampingan Pembuatan E-LKPD Terintegrasi Project Stem Dalam Kurikulum Pendidikan Guru Ipa Di Kota Langsa

“…Fungsi pelatihan berhubungan dengan upaya untuk meningkatkan kemampuan sumber daya manusia atau SDM. Pelatihan guru mengenai pembuatan e-LKPD terintegrasi Proyek STEM bukan saja memberikan pengajaran tentang ilmu pengetahuan, namun juga guru akan mendapat keterampilan, dan perubahan sikap setelah mengikuti suatu pelatihan kompetensi guru (Rigianti & Utomo, 2022;Yustina, 2020). Pelatihan dipercaya sebagai komponen penting dalam pengembangan sumber daya manusia (SDM) pada suatu instansi, kebutuhan pelatihan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan, keterampilan dan sikap.…”