Changes in Students' Cognitive Abilities through STEM-Based Learning in Elementary Schools

AbstrakPerkembangan siswa menguasai materi pelajaran berkaitan dengan kemampuan berpikir siswa. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui perubahan kemampuan kognitif siswa tingkat sekolah dasar menggunakan pembelajaran berbasis STEM. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif. Partisipan penelitian dipilih berdasarkan kategori tinggi, sedang dan rendah masing-masing satu orang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan wawancara tidak terstruktur dan hasil analisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian terdapat perubahan kemampuan kognitif siswa melalui pembelajaran berbasis STEM. Hal ini dikarenakan setelah melakukan pembelajaran berbasis STEM, ketiga partisipan memenuhi seluruh karakteristik kemampuan kognitif atas dasar hasil wawancara yaitu mampu mengingat, memahami, menerapkan, menganalisis, mengevaluasi dan menciptakan materi sumber energi yang dikaitkan pada materi penyajian data. AbstractThe development of students mastering the subject matter is related to students' thinking abilities. Therefore, this study aims to determine changes in the cognitive skills of elementary school students using STEM-based learning. This research uses a descriptive method. Research participants were selected based on each person's high, medium and low categories. Unstructured interviews were carried out for data collection, and the analysis results used descriptive qualitative analysis. The results of the study showed changes in students' cognitive abilities through STEM-based learning. The impact occurred is because after carrying out STEM-based learning, the three participants fulfilled all the characteristics of cognitive skills based on interview results, namely being able to remember, understand, apply, analyze.