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"In recent years, the focus of many researches has been on STEM activities and their application possibilities. The current research examines the opinion and experience of 85 Primary and Preschool Pedagogy specializations students regarding the use of STEM activities in kindergarten. The research tool was a questionnaire that included 18 questions: 5 questions with demographic data, 3 questions on how to integrate different experiential fields in pre-school activities, and 10 questions related to students' knowledge and experience about STEM activities. The results show that students integrate different experiential fields. More than half of the respondents are unfamiliar with the term STEM and don't have any personal experiences with STEM. These results highlight the necessity of integrating STEM Education in pre-service and in-service teachers training. The results also present students' opinion about the essence and opportunities of STEM Education, and the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical skills/abilities most developed by STEM."

This study aims to describe the folklore of Ki Bodronolo and examine the educational value contained in it so that it is useful for people, especially people of Karangkembang village, Alian Disctrict, Kebumen Regency, and the educational environment especially for teachers and students. This is a descriptive qualitative study using content analysis method. There are two aspects analyzed. They are the folklore of Ki Brodonolo, the educational value of the folklore of Ki Brodonolo, and the relevance of the folklore of Ki Brodonolo in the literature learning in junior high school. From the study, it can be concluded that: the folklore of Ki Brodonolo contains various educational value which are moral educational value, custom/tradition educational value, religious educational value, and heroic educational value. In addition, the folklore of Ki Madusena Astrabaya is also relevant as a literature learning material for junior high school students.