Communication Skills Profile of Elementary Teacher Education Students in STEM-based Natural Science Online Learning

Duhita Savira Wardani,Jajang Bayu Kelana,Zingiswa Mybert Monica Jojo

doi:10.23917/ppd.v8i2.13848

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This study aimed to determine the communication skill profile of Elementary Teacher Education (ETE) students enrolled in natural science online learning-based STEM. Pre-experimental research with a one-shot case study design was used in this study. The study's sample consisted of 25 ETE students from a university in Cimahi. Observation and documentation were the techniques used in this study. The paired sample t-test was used to analyze the data. The descriptive analysis and hypothesis testing with the t-test were used to check the data validity. The findings of this study revealed that (1) there is an effect of STEM-based online science learning on ETE students' communication skills, (2) that most students are still in the Intermediate category for written communication and "does not meet the Standards" for oral communication skills, and (3) that students' communication skills in STEM-based science online learning still need to be optimized. The study's findings suggest that ETE lecturers in Indonesia should broaden their knowledge and perspectives in STEM-based learning and communication management. Second, ETE lecturers in Indonesia must take the assessment of communication skills more seriously. Last but not least, the government, with the help of researchers, must devise an excellent assessment system to overcome time constraints. The results of this study revealed that STEM-based online science learning is being implemented.

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Education is facing a number of increasingly serious challenges, in line with the evolution of the world's paradigm of what education means
Convenience Sampling was used to select the sample for this study, which consisted of 25 Elementary Teacher Education (ETE) students from a university in Cimahi, Indonesia, during
Because STEM relies on a Project-Based Learning approach, students are frequently required to communicate ideas with colleagues, teachers, or other audiences to convey the result of the learning process, students' oral communication skills have been honed in STEM-based online science learning

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Background Education is facing a number of increasingly serious challenges, in line with the evolution of the world's paradigm of what education means. The competencies expected of human resources professionals today are more focused on a few competencies, one of which is communication skills. This is one of the competencies that is emphasized in the twenty-first century, and it is one of the skills that a person must have when entering the workforce (Bybee, 2013). Communication skills are seen as more than just soft skills; they are seen as one of the keys to overcoming today's challenges. Collaboration, interpersonal skills, personal responsibility, social responsibility, and publicinterest thinking, as well as two-way communication, are all important aspects of effective communication. Collaboration, interpersonal skills, personal responsibility, social responsibility, and publicinterest thinking, as well as two-way communication, are all important aspects of effective communication. (Greenstein, 2012)

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