Use of bungee jumping with stem approach to improve science process skills

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to make bungee jumping as a teaching aid or learning medium by using the STEM approach to the material of straight-line equations. The method used in this study is the experimental method using one post-test group design. In this study, students create projects, then students are guided to make bungee jumping. The process of making this bungee jumping goes through several stages which include the planning stage, the implementation phase, the report writing stage, and the presentation stage. The results of the project were assessed as feasibility of science process skills. The assessment is carried out at each stage of the process of making bungee jumping, starting from the planning to the presentation stage using a special assessment rubric. Learning using the STEM approach is expected to be able to build and develop students so that they not only memorize concepts, but are also guided to be able to integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics so as to improve students’ science process skills. The results show that making bungee jumping through the application of the STEM method can improve students’ science process skills in both categories by 79.13%.