Teaching STEM Education to Pre-service Elementary Teacher through Online Course Fitri Nuraeni (a*), Hafiziani Eka Putri (a), Nuur Wachid Abdul Majid (b), Sofyan Iskandar (a)
a) Elementary teacher education study program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Veteran No.8, Nagri Kaler, Purwakarta, West Java 41115
*fitrinuraeni[at]upi.edu
b) Education and Information Technology Study Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Veteran No.8, Nagri Kaler, Purwakarta, West Java 41115
Abstract
There is a need for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education-related courses in teacher education programs to prepare future teachers with the knowledge and skills to teach integrative STEM. It is one teaching approach that can promote the development of 21st-century skills. Therefore, Elementary Teacher Education Program Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia in Purwakarta offers STEM Learning for Elementary School course as an optional course to support 21st-century education at the elementary school level. However, due to the continued Covid-19 pandemic, during the second semester of the academic year 2020/2021, all courses in our program are entirely carried out online. This paper details how the 16-weeks course was enacted online with a varied delivery form through descriptive analysis. Forty-two pre-service teachers enrolling in the course participated in this study. Data of the course implementation were gathered in the form of video recordings of the lesson, while students^ perception of the course delivery was captured through a course evaluation questionnaire. Results imply that the course includes a theoretical and practical session with teaching simulations and engineering challenges to model STEM teaching and learning to develop pre-service teachers^ STEM pedagogical and content knowledge. In addition, course evaluation suggests that after enrolling in the course, the pre-service teacher has positive perceptions of the course delivery.
