Scientific Literacy Skills of Students: Problem of Biology Teaching in Junior High School in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Adnan, Adnan and Usman, Usman and sugiarti, sugiarti and Bahri, Arsad (2021) Scientific Literacy Skills of Students: Problem of Biology Teaching in Junior High School in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. International Journal of Instruction, 14 (3). pp. 847-860. ISSN e-ISSN: 1308-1470 p-ISSN: 1694-609x

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the scientific literacy skills of students at junior high school (JHS) in biology teaching in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This research was a survey research. Sampling was selected through a progressive random sampling technique with stratification. The research samples were four junior high schools, they are: JHS 4 Makassar, JHS 26 Makassar, JHS 2 Maros, and JHS 4 Sinjai with the total samples were 235 students. Each school was represented by 2 classes. The results of research showed that the students of junior high school who were able to understand the inquiry method that leads to scientific knowledge as much as 17.02%, and ability to organize, analyse, and interpret the quantitative data and scientific information as much as 36.23%. Overall, the conclusion of this study was the scientific literacy of junior high school students in biology teaching was still low. The constructivist learning method should be used by the teacher, such us using inquiry method and completed by an innovative media and learning resources to enhance students’ scientific literacy.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	FMIPA > PENDIDIKAN BIOLOGI - (S1)
Divisions:	FAKULTAS MIPA
Depositing User:	Arsad Bahri
Date Deposited:	25 Mar 2022 08:11
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2023 06:46
URI:	http://eprints.unm.ac.id/id/eprint/22619

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