SCIENCE VS SOSIAL STUDENTS

 
Last week, Mrs. Retno and her group presented their International journal about digital games. The general contain of the journal was about the recommendation of the journal authors to utilize digital game to increase students interest in learning science. It caused by there were significant decrease of Australian students in studying science in all level, from junior high school, until post-graduate (Phd) level. So, Australian government so worry with this phenomenon.

We tried to disscussed about it and related it with problem in our country. We thinked that there were some differencies between condition in Australia and in Indonesia. From interest aspect of science class we thinked in Indonesia is not decrease, even always increase. We can look at much Senior High School, where most of students choose science class than social or language class. We can look also in academy or university, science department is always get much students. But I think the motivation of Indonesian students is not really straight. I  say like that because I know some students who choose science class just motivated from prestige or job chance. We know that Indonesia more respecting science students than social students, for example in military, state accountancy academy, state statistic academy etc receiving. I hear, they just accept science student and reject social or language students. Some company also more favour science student to be their worker. That makes “hidden” motivation of much Indonesian student studying science.