Title: The potential of a socio-scientific issue framework based on industrial biotechnology in science learning

Authors: M. Noris; Sajidan Sajidan; Sulistyo Saputro; Sri Yamtinah

Addresses: Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, 57126, Indonesia; Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima, Jl. Anggrek, Na.e, West Rasanae District, Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, 84111, Indonesia ' Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, 57126, Indonesia ' Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, 57126, Indonesia ' Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, 57126, Indonesia

Abstract: The utilisation of socio-scientific issues has shifted significantly towards the development of technology and science. The use of SSI is closely related to learning based on local wisdom. Learning based on local wisdom utilises the potential of local wisdom that lives in the community. The purpose of this research is to see the potential of socio-scientific issues on the process of biological technology innovation that lives in the community of Bima district, West Nusa Tenggara which leads to the Biotechnology industry. The method used in this research is a qualitative analysis method with theoretical and literature studies related to the utilisation of SSI. Then, the researcher synthesised the theory, to determine its relevance to learning based on local wisdom. The results of the theoretical study resulted in four dimensions of SSI including: 1) students are presented with a problem; 2) engage with socioscientific reasoning practice; 3) local wisdom based inquiry; 4) moral reasoning. The results showed that the SSI synthesised by the researcher has a very high potential to be used in local wisdom-based learning by reconstructing the cultural values of conventional biotechnology towards modern biotechnology and industrial biotechnology.

Keywords: biotech industry; local wisdom; socio-scientific innovation issues; SSI framework.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2025.148424

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2025 Vol.38 No.3, pp.320 - 337

Received: 15 Jan 2024
Accepted: 04 Jun 2024
Published online: 04 Sep 2025 *

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