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nature [6]. Natural Science is related to natural phenomena 
systematically, therefore Natural Sciences is one of the 
subjects that must be studied in the Primary School Teacher 
Education Program. The processes in science learning can be 
done by emphasizing the provision of direct experience and 
through technology-based learning media in order to develop 
college-students’ competencies in understanding the nature 
scientifically. Based on the explanation above, it needs a 
process of Natural Sciences learning that is relevant to life 
because Natural Sciences lessons are very closely related to 
life.
The main aspect in Natural Sciences learning is to be able 
to arouse curiosity to explore new knowledge, and then apply 
it in life based on information that has been learned [7]. This 
cannot be separated from the duties and responsibilities of 
lecturers to equipped college-students with knowledge that 
can be applied in their lives. 
B. Technology in learning 
The rapid development of technology in the current era 
of globalization is affecting the educational world. The 
global era has demanded the education world to adapt to 
technological developments in improving the quality of 
education. In education world, it aims to make college-
students understand technological tools in general so that 
they can easily get information.
The roles of technology in learning are to help the 
learning process, it also has a quite influential role for 
educators, especially in the utilization of facilities in their 
teaching abilities [8]. Therefore, all educational technologies 
that have been produced must be selected and designed 
based on the need analysis of the specific educational 
environment. In determining the technology for learning, it 
must understand the system that will be used. All these 
elements must be fulfilled so that the learning goals can be 
achieved. 
C. 4.0 era in education 
The era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 has had an 
impact on lives, including the education. The 4.0 era is 
marked by the central role of cyber technology in life. 
Therefore, in the education world the term of "Education 4.0 
" has emerged. 
Education 4.0 is a general term used by experts to 
describe various ways to integrate cyber technology, both 
physically and non-physically, into learning. Education 4.0 is 
a phenomenon that responded to the need for the emergence 
of a fourth industrial revolution in which humans and 
machines are aligned to find solutions, solve problems, and 
of course find the possibility of new innovations [9]. To 
support Education 4.0, it is necessary to have certain 
competencies. Competencies needed in the Education 4.0 era 
are : 
a. First, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In 
this case the lecturers must be able to design learning 
so that they can explore the college- students’ 
competencies. 
b. Second, communication and collaborative skills. 
Technology-based learning models need to be 
applied by lecturers in order to construct 
communication and collaborative competencies. 
c. Third, creativity and innovative skills. In the 4.0 era, 
it is required to think critically and innovatively so 
that college-students can compete and create 
employment based on Industry 4.0. 
d. Fourth, information and communication technology 
literacy. Information and communication technology 
literacy is the basis that must be mastered by 
lecturers in order to be able to produce college-
students who are ready to face the Industrial 
Revolution 4.0. 
D. Natural Science learning in the 4.0 era 
Lecturers must have good teaching methods in improving 
college-students’ competencies. There are several ways to do 
it such as: 
Lecturers must have good teaching methods in 
improving college-students’ competencies. There are 
several ways to do it such as:
a. 
SETS (Science, Environment, Technology, and 
Society) Approach 
The SETS approach is a learning approach that 
seeks to bring students to have the ability to look at 
things integrally by linking the four elements of SETS 
so that a deeper understanding can be obtained. The 
knowledge that they comprehends in-depth enables 
them to utilize it in life according to their level of 
education. The focus of SETS teaching is about how to 
make pupils able to carry out investigations to get 
interrelated knowledge of science, environment, 
technology, and society. Asking students to conduct an 
investigation means giving them the opportunity to 
further develop the knowledge they have acquired in 
order to solve the problems that are expected to arise 
around their lives [10]. 
The four elements in SETS approach, science, 
environment, technology and society, are mutually 
integrated because it has become one entity so that it 
cannot be separated. This is in accordance with the 
concept of Natural Science learning which is one of the 
subjects that must be studied in the Primary School 
Teacher Education Program. Natural Science is the 
focus of attention in the education field. Therefore, with 
the SETS approach lecturers and college students can 
learn 
science 
associated 
with 
technological 
developments in the 4.0 era so that it can have a positive 
impact on the environment, people, and community. 
This is done so that the learning objectives can be 
fulfilled and applied in everyday life. The link between 
Natural Science as the focus of attention and the SETS 
elements can be seen in Figure 1. 
Fig. 1. The correlation of science as the center of attention and the SETS 
elements 
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