THE UTILIZATION OF ORGANIC WASTE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY LEARNING THROUGH PjBL/STEM TO ENHANCE SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND CREATIVITY: A SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS

Hamdiyah Hamdiyah, Ani Rusilowati, Dyah Rini Indriyanti

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The accumulation of household and agricultural organic waste poses serious ecological problems, but also opens up opportunities for utilization in contextual and sustainability-oriented biotechnology learning. This study aims to systematically analyze the international literature on the integration of the use of organic waste in biotechnology learning to improve students' scientific skills and creativity, especially through the Project-Based Learning model and STEM approach. The method used is a Systematic Literature Review guided by PRISMA with the main source of the Scopus database (2017–2025), followed by qualitative analysis using NVivo to identify research themes, trends, and gaps. The results show that various forms of organic waste utilization such as eco-enzyme production, compost, and enzyme extraction from biomass, within the framework of PjBL/STEM consistently contribute to improving science literacy, scientific process skills, creative thinking skills, and ecological awareness, although there are still limitations of standardized instruments and variations in the quality of study design. It is concluded that the integration of organic waste in biotechnology learning, supported by the PjBL/STEM framework, digital technology, and local wisdom, is a promising instructional strategy for the development of innovative and responsive science curricula to 21st century competencies.

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Utilization of organic waste; Biotechnology; PjBL

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