Implementation of Online STEM-PjBL through Various Learning Platforms in Vocational High Schools during Covid-19 Pandemic

Research Article EEO. 2021; 20(2): 1-8doi: 10.17051/ilkonline.2021.02.04 Implementation of Online STEM-PjBL through Various Learning Platforms in Vocational High Schools during Covid-19 Pandemic Arif Rahman Yusuf, Marji, Eddy Sutadji, Machmud Sugandi. PlumX Metrics Abstract This study aims to understand the application of project-based online learning integrated with STEM during the Covid-19 pandemic using online media in the software engineering program of vocational high schools. Besides, this research also reveals problems encountered by the teacher during the steps of project-based online learning integrated with STEM, the online media utilized, and the ways teachers deliver material to students. This research used descriptive method and was carried out in three months, from April to June, with web programming teachers from vocational high schools across East Java as the samples. The results of this research show that some teachers have implemented project-based online learning integrated with STEM during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the teachers administer project-based learning with students' discussion using applications, such as the WhatsApp group or learning management systems (LMS), such as Moodle and Edmodo. Meanwhile, the material delivery is mostly completed through messages in WhatsApp group and LMS. The obstacle mostly encountered during project-based learning is the limited and difficult access to the internet