STEM and Critical Thinking: Alternative Learning Collaboration between Teachers and Parents in The New Normal Era

The ability to think critically must still be a focus on learning, especially in the era of the new normal. STEM at learning that focuses on the activity and the ability to think of students who integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is one of the alternative learning in the era of the New Normal. Collaboration between teachers and parents in the implementation of learning with STEM integration is needed. It is caused, distance learning that is applied in the era of the New Normal implications at the time of learning of students is a lot at home. The results of this study indicated that STEM learning with collaboration between teachers and parents is suitable to be used as an alternative for learning in the new normal era, focus on students' critical thinking skills.

STEM and Critical Thinking: Alternative Learning Collaboration between Teachers and Parents in The New Normal Era

The ability to think critically must still be a focus on learning, especially in the era of the new normal. STEM at learning that focuses on the activity and the ability to think of students who integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is one of the alternative learning in the era of the New Normal. Collaboration between teachers and parents in the implementation of learning with STEM integration is needed. It is caused, distance learning that is applied in the era of the New Normal implications at the time of learning of students is a lot at home. The results of this study indicated that STEM learning with collaboration between teachers and parents is suitable to be used as an alternative for learning in the new normal era, focus on students' critical thinking skills.

Preservice teachers’ perceptions of science integration into secondary agriculture classrooms

After completing a 40-hour field experience course, 26 preservice teachers participated in interviews about their experiences observing science integration in secondary agriculture classrooms. Based on Bandura’s social cognitive theory, researchers analyzed interview transcripts for preservice teachers’ descriptions of perceived preparedness to integrate science into agricultural education programs based on personal, environmental, and behavioral determinants. Findings indicated the integration of science concepts were reliant upon participants’ perceived integration ability, importance of science knowledge, consequences of science integration, application of hands-on learning, practical application of science in agriculture, and the influence of colleague collaboration on the learning environment. From their observations, preservice teachers cited specific instances of academic science concepts relating to agriculture, which they perceived as an applied science. While natural ties to biology and chemistry appeared in classroom lessons, preservice teachers held a belief that agricultural education is a unique practical context for learning and integration of science, but too much science integration is seen as a threat to agricultural education. Many preservice teachers noted the environment surrounding their future agricultural classrooms will play a large role in how they integrate science. Future research should further investigate how behavioral, personal, and environmental factors influence science integration.

An Automatic Instrument Integration Scheme for Interoperable Ocean Observatories

Due to the heterogeneity, high cost, and harsh environment, ocean observatories demand a flexible, robust, and capable scheme to integrate science instruments. To deal with the challenges of automatic instrument integration and machine-to-machine interaction in ocean observatories, a systematic scheme is proposed based on Zero Configuration Networking (Zeroconf), Programmable Underwater Connector with Knowledge (PUCK), Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP), and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocols, as well as a smart interface module to achieve instrument plug-and-play and standard communication among heterogeneous ocean instruments. The scheme specifically considers the resource-constrained ocean observatories and machine-to-machine interoperability, which is of great significance to interoperable ocean observatories. The laboratory tests have verified the feasibility of the proposed scheme.

Practices for Mathematics and Science Integration

In this paper we discuss different ways teachers can integrate science and mathematics into their curriculum. In particular, we focus on science and mathematics integration via the disciplinary practices.

Pembelajaran IPA Terintegrasi Al-Quran dan Nilai-Nilai Pesantren

AbstrakSantri pada dasarnya mempelajari agama secara mendalam dan kurang menyukai pembelajaran IPA karena adanya dikotomi antara ilmu umum dan ilmu agama, padahal semua ilmu itu bersumber dari Al-Quran. Ada lebih dari 800 ayat kauniyyah Al-Quran namun pembahasan tentang itu kurang diminati. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendesain pembelajaran IPA terintegrasi Al-Quran dan nilai-nilai pesantren serta bagaimana implementasinya. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis studi pustaka (library research) untuk menganalisis Kompetensi Inti dan Kompetensi Dasar IPA Terpadu yang ada di SMP/MTs Kelas VII, ayat-ayat Al-Qur’an yang berisi ayat kauniyah serta nilai-nilai pesantren. Hasil menunjukkan semua Kompetensi Inti dan Kompetensi Dasar memiliki potensi pengintegrasian pembelajaran IPA dengan Al-Quran dan nilai-nilai pesantren. Hal ini dapat dijadikan sebagai kerangka awal islamisasi sains dalam bidang pendidikan.AbstractSantri basically studied religion deeply and did not like science learning because of the dichotomy between general science and religious sciences, even though all the knowledge came from the Quran. There are more than 800 verses of the Kauniyyah of the Quran, but the discussion about them is of little interest. This study aims to design integrated Quran science learning and Pesantren values and how they are implemented. This study uses a qualitative approach with the type of library research to analyze the Core Competencies and Basic Competencies of Integrated Science in VII Class SMP / MTs, verses of the Quran which contain verses of kauniyah and the values of pesantren. The results show that all Core Competencies and Basic Competencies have the potential to integrate science learning with the Quran and pesantren values. This can be used as an initial framework for the Islamization of science in the field of education.

Worlding infrastructure in the global South: Philippine experiments and the art of being ‘smart’

This article explores the material dimensions of ‘smart city’ initiatives in the context of postcolonial cities where urban utilities are qualified as deficient. It argues that while such projects may very well be another manifestation of urban entrepreneurialism, they should not be dismissed as an already-outdated research object. Rather, they can be analysed in light of postcolonial cities’ development agenda. Here, I document and analyse the ongoing construction of New Clark City, a smart city project that is envisioned by the current Philippine state administration as a solution to the crisis that Metro Manila’s urban infrastructure is going through. In doing so, I seek to integrate Science and Technology Studies’ insights on infrastructure provision with the literature on worlding efforts in cities of the global South.

Bridging Marketing and STEM Education

As digitally-driven marketing initiatives expand, it becomes increasingly imperative to integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) functions into marketing education to improve business processes. New product development (NPD) relies heavily on successfully incorporating both STEM and marketing perspectives. This research contributes to the interdisciplinary pedagogy literature by examining a cross-disciplinary project that combines students from an undergraduate-level marketing strategy course and an electrical engineering course. In the process of undertaking this project, students also learned how to interact with and engage a community of external business stakeholders to accomplish their project goals. The NPD project is described in detail, and an evaluation of perceived student skill improvement is reported. Qualitative and quantitative data revealed that students reported improving their NPD, professional, and peer feedback skills as a result of this cross-disciplinary project.