Improving STEM Capability of Islamic Boarding School Students in Batam Through Robotics Training

Abstract

Conducting robotics training as community service to improve the basic knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for the student is one of the ways to deal with the era of industry 4.0 and society 5.0. We collaborated with the Granada International Boarding School in Batam in this work to perform robotics training. The total participants were 29 students, consisting of 7 students from grade X, 15 pupils from grade XI, and the rest from grade XII. The training was carried out through lectures, discussion, and practice. Before and after the training, students are given a written exam to measure their ability level. The training results increased the average student's STEM ability by 38.15%. Moreover, activities have been successfully carried out with participant satisfaction levels above 50% for lesson materials, instructors, and training equipment. Only 17% of training participants stated that the time was insufficient, especially for the practical.