In this work, indigenous knowledge of Indonesian medicinal plants and their preparation for traditional medicines in Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, is investigated. This indigenous knowledge was incorporated into STEM-based teaching/learning as a meaningful aspect of science education in Indonesia. This indigenous knowledge was also…

Pre-service teachers need creative thinking and problem solving skills to support their teaching quality. The aims of this research: (1) problems in science teaching, creative thinking and problem solving skills of pre-service teachers; (2) improvements of creative thinking and problem solving skills of pre-service teachers through Ethno-SETSaR…

The challenges of education in the era of the industrial revolution include disruption 4.0, 21st-century skills, globalization, and global competition. Chemistry is a subject that needs to be developed in order to improve the educational system in the era of disruption. The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the needs of the…

Purpose: This study developed and applied the chemistry learning module integrated with green chemistry and ethnoscience to develop generic skills of science and soft skills of conservation of high school students in Central Java, Indonesia. Methods: The participants consisted of Chemistry education students (22 students), students from MAN I…

The low higher order thinking skills (HOTS) of vocational students is shown from the approaches and models used in learning that are not specific, learning activities are limited to methods that have not been able to grow HOTS. One of the approaches offered in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The research objective was to…

The 21st century education engages students to have higher order thinking and scientific literacy skills. However, these abilities in Indonesia are still relatively low, especially students' scientific literacy skills. One solution to the problem of low scientific literacy skills in Indonesia is the application of STEM education. However, as…

Developing students' positive attitude toward learning is one of the important things, because some researchers mention that attitudes toward the subjects are related to academic achievement. Teachers, in the implementation of learning can evaluate attitudes toward the subjects, in order to know how students' attitude toward learning that is/has…

This research aimed to describe the chemical literacy of teaching candidates studying the integrated food chemistry ethnosciences course. The research sample comprised teaching candidates studying chemistry in a teachers' education program in Central Java, Indonesia. In this descriptive research method, data was collected by using a chemical…