Elisabeth Rukmini, Arini Izzataki Lathifah, Nely Tonapa
Many Indonesian students would rather not be interested in or motivated to learn chemistry. These attitudes could be due to a lack of relevance to their daily lives, difficulty understanding the subject, or ineffective teaching methods. A learning method that can help students integrate chemistry concepts with real life is urgently needed, for example, through contextual learning strategies. In Indonesia, there are a large amount of context-based chemistry approaches. However, there has yet to be a review to the extent of understanding the complete picture of contextual learning in chemistry education in Indonesia. This study aims to identify context-based chemistry applications in Indonesia, from high school to college-level general chemistry. The author searches for primary articles about contextual learning in chemistry following the PRISMA guideline by using the keywords: contextual learning AND chemistry AND high school OR college, context-based learning AND chemistry AND high school OR college, ethno-chemistry AND high school OR college, socio-scientific issues AND high school OR college. Databases, including EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Media Neliti, Garuda, and SINTA, were the places to look for the articles. In addition, the authors collected additional literature on repository sites of several Chemistry Education study programs in universities in Indonesia. There were 124 primary articles screened and reviewed. The systematic review showed that the application of contextual chemistry learning in Indonesia has begun to develop rapidly from 2017 to 2021. Most studies were on Java, especially the province of East Java. Acid-base is one of the chemistry topics that utilized the most contextual learning. Chemistry contextual learning in Indonesia has covered most general chemistry materials utilizing cultural issues, socio-scientific issues, environmental issues, and everyday life contexts. Further research in chemistry contextual learning with longitudinal experiments will be crucial for raising students interest in chemistry. © 2025 Author(s).
Department of Civil Engineering and Center for Urban Studies Universitas Pembangunan Jaya, Jl. Cendrawasih Raya Bintaro Jaya, South Tangerang, 15413, Indonesia; Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jl. Rawamangun Muka, Jakarta, 13220, Indonesia; Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Jl. Colombo Yogyakarta No.1, Sleman, 55281, Indonesia
