Abstract :

This study aims to analyze learning outcomes and describe the motivation and engagement profiles of students following the implementation of the 6E-STEAM learning model based on the local wisdom of Nosiala Pale in biology instruction. The study employed a quantitative approach in a single control class using a pretest-posttest design for learning outcomes and a posttest to assess students’ motivation and engagement profiles. The study participants consisted of 28 students in the Biology Education Program who were taking the Conservation Biology course. Data were collected using a 30-item multiple-choice test to measure learning outcomes, as well as a questionnaire to measure students’ learning motivation and engagement. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired-sample t-test, and N-gain analysis. The results showed that the average pre-test score was 67.38, while the average post-test score was 79.16. The results of the paired-sample t-test indicated a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test learning outcomes (t = -10.981; p < 0.001). The average N-gain value of 0.480, or 47.95%, falls into the moderate category. Meanwhile, student learning motivation falls into the very high category with an average score of 4.31, and student engagement falls into the high category with an average score of 3.94. These findings indicate that the implementation of the 6E-STEAM learning model based on Nosiala local wisdom is effective in improving student learning outcomes to a moderate level and is supported by high levels of student learning motivation and engagement.

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Keywords :

6E-STEAM, Learning Motivation, Learning Outcomes, Nosiala Pale Local Wisdom, Student Engagement

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