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Students need to be prepared to face developments in a society that is scientifically and technologically advanced. One step to prepare students to face these developments is to develop STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) education and apply it in learning. An important factor in the success of STEM education is the teacher's knowledge and attitude towards STEM then how the teacher applies STEM education in learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes, knowledge, and application of STEM education owned by the teacher in Natural Sciences learning. The method used is a survey. Respondents were science lecturers and teachers. The instrument used was Attitude, Knowledge, and Application of STEM. The results on aspects of attitudes towards STEM are respondents strongly agreed to apply STEM education in learning and are sure that students would get added value when applying STEM education. The results on aspects of knowledge about STEM are more than 50% of respondents have adequate knowledge of the term STEM. However, the results from aspects of knowledge show that more than 50% of respondents need knowledge of the weaknesses and advantages of implementing integrated STEM. The results on the application of integrated STEM are more than 70% of respondents tried to implement integrated STEM when teaching with a percentage below 76% each semester. The application of integrated STEM involving aspects of Engineering has a lower percentage of application than integration with other aspects. The survey results show that the obstacles to the implementation of integrated STEM are the ability to apply the mathematics concepts, technological tools available, the duration of learning time, and the process of connecting between disciplines in STEM. This research implies that there is a need to increase the understanding of teachers and lecturers about STEM education, to increase the understanding of the interrelationships between aspects of STEM, and need to develop STEM-based learning models to support the application of integrated STEM in learning.

STEM, Attitude of STEM, Application of STEM, Knowledge of STEM.