Muhammad Guntur Purwanto, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minnesota, United States

Program: STEM Education. Dissertation in process. GPA: 4.00.

M.A., Curriculum and Instruction

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minnesota, United States

Program: STEM Education. Master paper: "Oh! I’ve got a brilliant idea": Exploring students’ twenty-first century skills during an integrated STEM unit. GPA: 4.00.

B.Ed., Physics Education

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia · Bandung, Indonesia

Integrated STEM education, engineering design, 21st-century skills, conceptual change in physics, argumentation, and epistemic practices of engineering.

Putri, A., Samsudin, A., Purwanto, M. G., & Suhandi, A. (2022). Examination of conceptual change research over a decade: A bibliometric analysis using science mapping tool. Indonesian Journal on Learning and Advanced Education, 4(3), 171-190.

Purwanto, M. G., & Roehrig, G. "Oh! I’ve got a brilliant idea": Exploring students’ twenty-first century skills during an integrated STEM unit. Submitted to Journal of Engineering Education.

Fratiwi, N. J., Samsudin, A., & Purwanto, M. G. Constructing Students’ Mental Model in Conceptual Change through Interactive Refutational Instruction Text (IRIT) on Newton’s Laws. Ready for submission.

Roehrig, G., Purwanto, M. G., Wieselmann, J., & Sivaraj, R. An Exploration of Epistemic Practices of Engineering Among Middle School Students during small group integrated STEM activities. Ready for submission.

Purwanto, M. G., Suhandi, A., Costu, B., Samsudin, A., & Nurtanto, M. (2020). Static fluid concept inventory (SFCI): A gender gap analysis using Rasch model. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(6), 3798-3812.

An Exploration of Students’ Engagement with 21st-Century Skills During Integrated STEM Activity

Australasian Science Education Research Association · Auckland, New Zealand

Analyzing the Epistemic Practices of Engineering Among Middle School Students in Small Group Settings

National Association for Research in Science Teaching · Denver, Colorado, United States

Examining middle school students’ epistemic practices of engineering during small group work

Association for Science Teacher Education · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

"Oh! I’ve got a brilliant idea": Exploring students’ 21st-century skills during an integrated STEM unit

National Association for Research in Science Teaching · Chicago, United States

A Case Study of How Sixth-Grade Students Exhibit Their 21st-century Skills during STEM Integrated Unit

Association for Science Teacher Education · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Course Instructor, CI 1563 Physics by Inquiry

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · United States

Supported undergraduate students, many from elementary education majors, in developing physics concepts through experimentation, collaboration, modeling, and inquiry.

Middle School Science Teacher

Darul Hikam Junior High School · Bandung, Indonesia

Taught 7th to 9th grade science and developed curriculum-based handouts and books connecting science concepts to natural phenomena and environmental community issues.

High School Physics Teacher

Education Laboratory · Bandung, Indonesia

Developed and implemented physics learning materials for grades 10 to 12 based on the Indonesian National Science Curriculum.

Physics Olympiad Tutor

Sakamoto · Bandung, Indonesia

Teaching Assistant, Basic Physics Experimentation I and II

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia · Bandung, Indonesia

Graduate Research Assistant, Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

Southern Methodist University

Works with Dr. Jeanna Wieselmann on literature reviews related to argumentation, claim, evidence, and reasoning in middle school science learning.

Graduate Research Assistant, ATP-Bio

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Managed data analysis, student artifacts, field notes, and transcription cleanup for work on epistemic practices of engineering.

Graduate Research Assistant, Epistemic Practices of Engineering

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Analyzed how sixth-grade students engage in epistemic practices of engineering during small-group engineering design activities.

Graduate Research Assistant, Students’ 21st-century Skills

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Studied how sixth-grade students develop 21st-century skills during integrated STEM activities.

Research Assistant, Students’ Conceptual Change in Physics

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Supported assessment instrument development and innovative teaching approaches for conceptual change in physics.

Journal Reviewer

Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika

Editorial Board

Jurnal Inovasi dan Teknologi Pembelajaran

Conference Proposal Reviewer

NARST and ASTE

NARST Grant for ESERA Summer School for Ph.D. Students

University of Tartu · Tartu, Estonia

Full-time Graduate Assistantship

College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Fulbright Scholarship Grantee, Master’s Degree

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Fulbright Conference Travel Grant

College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

West Java Provincial Government Scholarship, Master’s Degree

Bidik Misi Scholarship Grantee, Bachelor Degree

Indonesian Government and Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)

European Science Education Research Association (ESERA)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)