STEM-PBL-Local Culture: Can It Improve Prospective Teachers’ Problem-solving and Creative Thinking Skills?

Woro Sumarni(1), Dinar Setiya Rumpaka(2), Sri Wardani(3), Sri Susilogati Sumarti(4),

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46843/jiecr.v3i2.65


(1) Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
(2) Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
(3) Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
(4) Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of applying problem-based learning with a STEM approach integrated with local culture (STEM-PBL-local culture) on improving creative thinking and problem-solving skills and determine the relationship between creative thinking and problem-solving skills. This research is an experimental study with a pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design. A total of 72 prospective teachers who attended introductory chemistry courses at teacher education institutions were selected by purposive sampling. The test instrument is validated open-ended questions. Data analysis used an independent t-test. Pearson's product-moment correlation test is used to determine the relationship between problem-solving and creative thinking skills. The results show significant differences between the experimental and control groups. Students in the experimental group who received STEM-PBL-local culture experienced an improvement in creative thinking and problem-solving skills in the medium category, while the control group experienced an improvement in the low category. The Pearson product-moment correlation test shows that creative thinking and problem-solving skills have a significant relationship with a high level of correlation.

Keywords

creative thinking skills; local culture; problem solving; STEM; STEM-PBL

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