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STEM Learning with a Simple Hydraulic Pump Project to Improve Student Communication and Collaboration Skills

Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia · Vol. 13 No. 3 (2024)

DOI
10.15294/4qq3ps23
ISSN
2089-4392, 2339-1286
Published
2024-08-28
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng

Abstract

To succeed in today's era, a person must possess 21st-century skills, which include communication and collaboration. With a Simple Hydraulic Pump project, this study aims to enhance students' communication and collaboration skills through STEM learning at the junior high school level. This quantitative study applied a quasi-experimental approach with a pretest-posttest control group research design. The participants are 38 out of 228 8th-grade students in two junior high schools in Bandung, Indonesia. Statistical analyses using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests were done on the data obtained through pretests and posttests. The results indicate a non-significant gain in communication skills of students in the experimental group compared to the control group, with a significance value of 0.67 (sig. >0.05), meaning that there is a non-significant difference between pretest and posttest results. Meanwhile, the collaboration skills of students in the experimental group increased significantly compared to the control group, with a significance value of 0.03 (sig. <0.05), indicating a significant difference between the pretest and posttest results. Using Cohen’s d, it is evident that students’ collaboration skills experience a medium increase (r=0.22). Furthermore, students’ communication and collaboration skills were measured using the Performance Assessment Rubric. The results demonstrate that STEM learning using a simple hydraulic pump project can enhance students’ collaboration skills but not their communication skills. This implies that while STEM learning helps students improve their collaboration skills, other methods are needed to assist them in developing their communication skills.

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  • Indonesia University of Education
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • National University of Malaysia
  • University of Technology Malaysia
  • Universitas Handayani Makassar
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Ghevira Syaharani Aulia MuharamAffiliation unknown3
Adi RahmatIndonesia University of Education2
Riandi RiandiIndonesia University of Education2
Nur Jahan AhmadUniversiti Sains Malaysia1
Nooraida YakobUniversiti Sains Malaysia1
Muhammad Abd Hadi BunyaminUniversity of Technology Malaysia1
W. H. AkmalAffiliation unknown1
Irma Rahma SuwarmaIndonesia University of Education1
Mariati Purnama SimanjuntakAffiliation unknown1
Beatrik NovaAffiliation unknown1
E. EliyawatiAffiliation unknown1
Ika RisnawatiAffiliation unknown1
Yanti HamdiyatiIndonesia University of Education1
Nabila Putri SholahudinIndonesia University of Education1
Shofa' NabilahAffiliation unknown1
Nimas Ayu LestariAffiliation unknown1
Fitriyyatul MuslihahAffiliation unknown1
Rizky Agassy SihombingIndonesia University of Education1
Ratih Mega Ayu AfifahAffiliation unknown1
Rohim Aminullah FirdausAffiliation unknown1
Insar DamopoliiAffiliation unknown1
Dadi RusdianaIndonesia University of Education1
Nur Ichsan SumardaniAffiliation unknown1
Andi SuhandiIndonesia University of Education1
Riski MuliyaniAffiliation unknown1
Muslim MuslimUniversitas Handayani Makassar1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/jpii/oai, first harvested 29 Oct 2026, last seen 1 Nov 2026.
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