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Structural Relationship Model of Conception, Understanding, and Self-Efficacy about STEM Education among Pre-Service Science Teachers

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: STEM education has become a trend in the 21st century in many countries, including Indonesia. The term STEM combines four different disciplines namely Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. STEM education is a concern because it is relevant to be implemented and forms 21st century skills. This makes pre-service teacher need to understand STEM education in order to apply it to learning correctly. There are three aspects that influence the conception, understanding, and self-efficacy of pre service science teachers. Therefore, research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the relationship between conception, understanding, and self-efficacy of pre-service science teachers towards STEM education. This study uses Quantitative Descriptive Research Design because it aims to describe and illustrate the relationship model between conception and understanding of self-efficacy in STEM education from the pre-service of Science Education study program students, Semarang State University. Based on the research that has been conducted, a structural relationship model between conception and understanding of STEM education self-efficacy among pre-service science teachers is obtained. In the model, simultaneously the conception variable and the understanding variable affect the STEM education self-efficacy of pre-service science teachers, where a higher contribution is given by the conception variable. In conclusion, conception and understanding affect the self-efficacy of science teacher candidates in STEM education.

Source: THABIEA JOURNAL OF NATURAL SCIENCE TEACHING

DOI: 10.21043/thabiea.v7i2.29304

Authors: Arif Widiyatmoko, Rizki Nor Amelia, Tiara Dwi Wulandari, Melissa Salma Darmawan, Siti Nursulistari, Enjelina Desandra Putri

Institution: State University of Semarang

Language: English

Topic: STEM Education

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Universitas Negeri Semarang