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STEM-ESD Project on Plastic Waste to Improve Students’ Integrative Knowledge and Sustainability Action

Journal of Environmental and Science Education · Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026) · hlm. 116–127

DOI
10.15294/jese.v6i2.62345
ISSN
2775-2518, 2797-0175
Terbit
2026-10-28
Penerbit
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Bahasa
eng

Abstrak

Plastic waste is a difficult environmental problem to address, and school cafeterias, which often use single-use plastics, contribute to this problem. However, many schools have not yet implemented sustainable practices, and students are often limited to theoretical learning that rarely links scientific concepts to real-world environmental issues. Therefore, this study aims to examine the improvement in junior high school students’ integrative knowledge and sustainability actions through a STEM-ESD project on plastic waste. A non-equivalent pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used, involving 62 seventh-grade students from a junior high school in Cikarang, Indonesia. Data resulted that the experimental class achieved a moderate increase in integrative knowledge (N-Gain = 0.32), while the control class showed low improvement (N-Gain = 0.20). However, both groups showed a small increase in sustainability action (N-Gain = 0.00), with no significant difference between them. These findings suggest that while STEM-ESD projects effectively develop students’ ability to integrate scientific concepts with environmental issues, they are insufficient for driving significant behavioral change within a short timeframe. This study contributes to the growing body of literature on STEM-ESD implementation in Indonesian schools and highlights the need for sustained, long-term interventions to achieve meaningful sustainability outcomes.

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  • State University of Semarang
  • Telkom University
  • Indonesia Open University
  • National Research and Innovation Agency
  • Universitas Negeri Padang
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Nuryani Yogipratama RustamanIndonesia University of Education4
Yenny AnwarSriwijaya University3
Riandi RiandiIndonesia University of Education3
Sri RedjekiIndonesia University of Education2
Diana RochintaniawatiIndonesia University of Education2
Novi YuslianiSriwijaya University1
Zaky Al fatihTelkom University1
Diah KartikaSriwijaya University1
Meli AriskaAfiliasi tidak diketahui1
Bruce G. WaldripIndonesia University of Education1
Dika Triya HerawatiIndonesia University of Education1
Sigit SaptonoState University of Semarang1
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Achmad SyamsudinIndonesia University of Education1
Pipih NurhayatiIndonesia University of Education1
Ucu RahayuIndonesia Open University1
Lina HerlinaNational Research and Innovation Agency1
Amprasto AmprastoIndonesia University of Education1
Ridwan RidwanIndonesia University of Education1
Cici Nur AzizahUniversitas Negeri Padang1
Mestika SekawinahyuAfiliasi tidak diketahui1
Bambang SupriatnoIndonesia University of Education1
Riandi .Afiliasi tidak diketahui1
Muhamad TaufiqState University of Semarang1
Ida KaniawatiIndonesia University of Education1
Liliasari LiliasariIndonesia University of Education1
Achmad SamsudinIndonesia University of Education1

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	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Widodo, Layla Oktavia</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Widodo, Ari</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Eliyawati</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Nugraha,  Ikmanda</dc:creator>
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