Jurnal Obsesi : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 6(3), 2022 | 1233 Volume 6 Issue 3 (2022) Pages 1233-1246 Jurnal Obsesi : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini ISSN: 2549-8959 (Online) 2356-1327 (Print) Pengaruh Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh Bermuatan STEAM Terhadap Karakter Kreatif dan Kemandirian Dina Amalia 1  , Joko Sutarto 1 , Yuli Kurniawati Sugiyo Pranoto 1 Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia (1) DOI: 10.31004/obsesi.v6i3.1765 Abstrak Pandemi covid-19 berdampak pada bidang pendidikan. Pendidikan yang semula dengan metode tatap muka, kini diubah menjadi pembelajaran jarak jauh. Pembelajaran yang sesuai saat pembelajaran jarak jauh yaitu pembelajaran bermuatan STEAM. Karena muatan STEAM merupakan isu penting dalam pendidikan saat ini, sehingga karakter kreatif dan kemandirian anak dapat diintegrasikan melalui pembelajaran bermuatan STEAM. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh pembelajaran jarak jauh bermuatan STEAM terhadap karakter kreatif dan kemandirian anak dibeberapa PAUD di Jawa Tengah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dengan pendekatan survei. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu pembelajaran jarak jauh bermuatan STEAM yang merupakan keterbaruan dari hasil integrasi STEM dengan tambahan Art dapat berpengaruh terhadap karakter kreatif dan kemandirian. Berdasarkan pernyataan permasalahan penelitian, dirumuskan pertanyaan bagaimana pengaruh pembelajaran jarak jauh bermuatan STEAM terhadap karakter kreatif dan kemandirian anak. Dampak dari penelitian pembelajaran jarak jauh bermuatan STEAM berupa pengembangan sikap kreatif dan kemandirian yang dapat diaplikasikan dalam kegiatan sehari-hari. Kata Kunci: STEAM; karakter kreatif; kemandirian Abstract Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the education sector. Education which was originally a face to face method has now been changed to distance learning. The appropriate learning during distance learning is STEAM content learning. Because STEAM content is an important issue in education today so that the creative character and independence of children can be integrated through STEAM learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of distance learning containing STEAM on the creative character and independence of children in several PAUD in Central Java. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with a survey approach. The results of this study are distance learning containing STEAM which is the renewal of the results of STEAM integration with additional Art that can affect creative and independent characters. Based on the research problem statement, the question is formulated how the influence of distance learning with STEAM on the creative character and independence of children. The impact of distance learning research containing STEAM is the development of creative attitudes and independence that can be applied in daily activities. Keywords: STEAM; creative character; independence Copyright (c) 2021 Dina Amalia, Joko Sutarto, Yuli Kurniawati Sugiyo Pranoto  Corresponding author : Email Address : dinamalia11@gmail.com (Kudus, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia) Received 22 May 2021, Accepted 26 August 2021, Published 28 August 2021