Science is a
systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in
the form of testable explanations
and predictions about phenomena of the universe.
Technology is created by learning, understanding, and applying science in our life. In this new era,
competitive and innovative human resources are needed to compete globally to create
and reveal something that is going to be useful in human life. One of the most
influential and needed sector in the world is technology.
This calls a
reformation of curricula in science education to have higher standards
for curricula, higher standards for student achievement, and new approaches for
teaching and learning. Many of these reports call for a reformation in
technology, science, and mathematics education and integration of the three
curricula, to create competitive human resources who can compete not only
locally but also globally.
In Indonesia science
is still learned through separate ways except for elementary and junior high
schools students who have already begun to learn science in just one integrated
subject. Although the teachers are faced with a quite troublesome trouble, and
that is they don’t master all of the sub-titles materials of science they need
to deliver. In the future, science will be an integrated subject, because
actually every part of science is needed to create a new technology since they
are related to each other. Professional teachers who can master all of the part
of science are needed to educate, motivate, and create professional scientists,
teachers and other to develop Indonesia to be a better country with their
achievements.
Not only the
teachers, the students are also faced with a quite stressful demand from the
“too much theoretical-curricula”. Students only learn science as a product,
memorize the concepts, theories and laws. It’s worsen by the “written test
learning-oriented”. Sentences through sentences are forced to be memorized by
them. Meanwhile, words are recorded in our left brain which is tend to
disappear soon because it is a short-term memory based. Experiments that
involve students to interact
with science and
transform written theory into a concrete
experience, will be a long-term memory because it will be saved in our right
brain.
Those are why we need to have new approaches
in teaching with a transformation of “written test learning-oriented” into “research
learning-oriented” to widen the students thoughts outside the line but not also
breaking the line. In addition, professional integrated science teachers are
also needed to be the guide for young generation before facing a global
competition with an excellent competence.
