Pembelajaran STEM Terintegrasi Kearifan Lokal Margoyoso: Studi Implementasi Proyek Alat Pembuat Briket Terhadap Literasi Sains dan Sikap Ilmiah Siswa

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Abstract

Science learning in schools still faces challenges in meaningfully improving students’ scientific

literacy and scientific attitudes. One potential approach to address this issue is STEM learning

integrated with local wisdom. This study aims to examine the eﬀect of STEM learning integrated with

Margoyoso local wisdom through solar dryer and briquette projects on students’ scientific literacy and

scientific attitudes. This research employed a quasi-experimental method with a pretest–posttest

control group design. The participants were 60 ninth-grade students of SMPN 2 Margoyoso, divided

into an experimental group and a control group. Data were collected using scientific literacy tests and

scientific attitude questionnaires and analyzed using the Wilcoxon test and Mann–Whitney test with

SPSS. The results indicate a significant improvement in scientific literacy and scientific attitudes

among students in the experimental group compared to the control group. Project-based STEM

learning integrated with local wisdom enhances conceptual understanding and fosters scientific

attitudes through contextual and practical learning experiences. Therefore, STEM learning integrated

with local wisdom is eﬀective as an alternative approach to science learning at the junior high school

level.

Keywords: STEM; local wisdom; scientific literacy; scientific attitude; project-based learning