Pemetaan Level Literasi Kimia Peserta Didik Kelas XI MIPA di SMAN 1 Lubuk Basung pada Materi Termokimia dengan Model Rasch

This study aims to analyse the mapping of chemical literacy levels of students in class XI MIPA at SMAN 1 Lubuk Basung on thermochemical material using the Rasch model according to the scientific literacy framework adapted by Shwartz. This study is a quantitative study using a sample of 50 students of class XI MIPA. The data is obtained from a chemical literacy test, then the data is analysed using the Rasch model. The results showed that students with the highest abilities have the right answers but have not been able to define the concepts and understanding is limited, meanwhile students with the lowest ability have wrong or blank answers. Thus, it was concluded, students with the highest abilities have a functional scientific literacy level on difficult items and students with the lowest abilities have a scientific literacy level.

Pengembangan Modul IPA Pada Materi Sistem Organ Dan Organisme Berbasis STEM-Inkuiri untuk Meningkatkan Literasi Sains

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan modul pembelajaran IPA berbasis STEM-Inkuiri pada materi sistem organ dan organisme. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui validitas dan reliabilitas modul berbasis STEM-Inkuiri untuk meningkatkan literasi sains. Model pengembangan yang digunakan merupakan model pengembangan 4D oleh Thiagarajan hanya sampai pada tahap validasi para ahli (develop). Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh berdasarkan data angket validasi yang dilakukan oleh enam orang ahli yang dianalisis menggunakan formula Aiken’s V serta analisis reliabilitas Alpha Cronbach dengan bantuan SPSS 24. Validitas modul, rencana pelaksanaan pembelajaran dan tes literasi secara berturut-turut sebesar 0,87, 0,88 dan 0,90 dinyatakan valid dengan kriteria “sangat tinggi”. Nilai reliabilitas modul, rencana pelaksanaan pembelajaran dan tes literasi secara berturut-turut berdasarkan Cronbach Alpha sebesar 0,81, 0,88 dan 0,91 yang artinya memiliki reliabilitas “sangat tinggi”. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa pengembangan modul sistem organ dan organisme berbasis STEM-inquiry telah memenuhi kriteria valid dan reliabel sehingga layak untuk digunakan. This research is research on the development of a STEM-Inquiry-based science module on organ systems and organisms. The purpose of this study was to know the validity and reliability of the STEM-Inquiry based module to improve scientific literacy. This research used the 4D development models by Thiagarajan, only reached the developer's validation stage. The subjects in this study were experts consisting of academics and practitioners. The data was collected through a validation questionnaire by six experts and analyzed using the Aiken's V formula and the reliability analysis of the Alpha Cronbach formulas with the help of SPSS 24. Module validity, lesson plan and literacy test results were 0.87, 0.88 and 0.90 respectively were declared valid with "very high" criteria. Reliability module, lesson plan and literacy test results based on Cronbach Alpha are 0.81, 0.88 and 0.91, respectively, which meant they had "very high" reliability. This shows that the development of the organ system and organism module on STEM-inquiry-based has met the valid and reliable criteria so that it is feasible to use.

Secondary school students’ English literacy achievement based on PISA reading literacy test 2009

Reading literacy has become global concern that Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has conducted Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) reading literacy test to assess what students know and can do in reading. Participating in PISA test since 2000, Indonesian students’ reading literacy has not shown a significant improvement. Because PISA reading literacy test is adapted into language of instruction of each participating country, it is Indonesian students’ reading literacy in Indonesian language which is not satisfactory. Considering the fact that Indonesian fifteen-year-old students study English as a compulsory subject, investigating students’ reading literacy in English is considered important. There has been much research investigating issues in reading achievement in Indonesia, but there are limited studies focussing on PISA reading literacy based on school location, school accreditation, gender, and academic major. Employing survey study design, this study assessed reading literacy of two thousand and two hundred secondary school students sampled from twenty four public secondary schools accredited A+, A, and B in Palembang. Data were obtained using PISA reading literacy test 2009 and were analysed statistically. The findings revealed that students’ English literacy was in level 3 (low category). Students studied at schools in central urban district performed better than those of in peri urban district. Those from secondary schools accredited A+ outperformed their counterparts in schools accredited A and B. Female students performed slightly better than male. Students majoring in science were better than those of majoring in social. The results lead to the conclusion that students’ English literacy achievement should be enhanced using innovating strategies to achieve targeted literacy level that is needed to survive in school academic life.

Survey-based Evaluation of Resident and Attending Financial Literacy

Introduction: Physician finances are linked to wellness and burnout. However, few physicians receive financial management education. We sought to determine the financial literacy and educational need of attending and resident physician at an academic emergency medicine (EM) residency. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional, survey study at an academic EM residency. We devised a 49-question survey with four major domains: demographics (16 questions); Likert-scale questions evaluating value placed on personal finances (3 questions); Likert-scale questions evaluating perceived financial literacy (11 questions); and a financial literacy test based on previously developed and widely used financial literacy questions (19 questions). We administered the survey to EM attendings and residents. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistics and compared attending and resident test question responses. Results: A total of 44 residents and 24 attendings responded to the survey. Few (9.0% of residents, 12.5% of attendings) reported prior formal financial education. However, most respondents (70.5% of residents and 79.2% of attendings) participated in financial self-learning. On a five-point Likert scale (not at all important: very important), respondents felt that financial independence (4.7 ± 0.8) and their finances (4.7±0.8) were important for their well-being. Additionally, they valued being prepared for retirement (4.7±0.9). Regarding perceived financial literacy (very uncomfortable: very comfortable), respondents had the lowest comfort level with investing in the stock market (2.7±1.5), applying for a mortgage (2.8±1.6), and managing their retirement (3.0±1.4). Residents scored significantly lower than attendings on the financial literacy test (70.8% vs 79.6%, P<0.01), and residents scored lower on questions pertaining to investment (78.8% v 88.9%, P<0.01) and insurance and taxes (47.0% v 70.8%, P<0.01). Overall, respondents scored lower on questions about retirement (58.8%, P<0.01) and insurance and taxes (54.7%, P<0.01). Conclusion: Emergency physicians’ value of financial literacy exceeded confidence in financial literacy, and residents reported poorer confidence than attendings. We identified deficiencies in emergency physicians’ financial literacy for retirement, insurance, and taxes.

Penerapan Pembelajaran Sains Berbasis Inquiry Based Learning Terintegrasi Nature of Science Terhadap Literasi Sains

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The aim of research was to describe the effect of the application of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) integrated the Nature of Science (NOS) on student scientific literacy. The implementation design used was nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design with research subjects using two classes namely VII C (control class) and VII D (experimental class) of SMP Laboratorium UM. Data was collected using a scientific literacy test and then analyzed descriptively and statistically and the results are that the application IBL integrated NOS influences students' scientific literacy with level of scientific literacy of students is included in the nominal and functional categories.<em> </em></p><strong>Abstrak:</strong> Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan pembelajaran sains berbasis <em>Inquiry Based Learning</em> (IBL) terintegrasi <em>Nature of Science</em> (NOS) terhadap literasi sains siswa dengan menggunakan desain implementasi nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design pada subjek penelitian siswa kelas VII C (kelas kontrol) dan VII D (kelas eksperimen) di SMP Laboratorium UM. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan tes uraian literasi sains lalu dianalisis secara deskriptif dan statistik yang menunjukkan hasil bahwa penerapan pembelajaran sains berbasis IBL terintegrasi NOS berpengaruh terhadap literasi sains siswa yang mana berada pada tingkat nominal dan fungsional.

PERSONALITY VARIABLES IN RELATION TO THE EFFECT OF FEEDBACK ON THE EFFECT OF OVERCONFIDENCE

This research examined which personality variables potentially moderated the effect of feedback on the Overconfidence effect. Research sample consisted of Slovak teachers (n = 223) from across school levels, who were randomly allocated into one of the three groups, out of which two were experimental and one was control. Each group of participants filled in three personality questionnaires, the Reading Literacy Test, and questions on the Overconfidence effect. The first experimental group was given a real feedback on their achieved performance, the second experimental group was given an inaccurate feedback and the control group did not receive any feedback. It was pointed out that despite high mutual correlation between chosen personality variables, no relation was demonstrated between the Overconfidence effect and optimism, neuroticism, or participant’s self-evaluation. The results show that the impact of real feedback on the Overestimation effect depends on the level of neuroticism. Results suggested that the type of feedback on the Overconfidence effect is not moderated by the level of optimism. At the same time, the impact of real feedback on the Overconfidence effect is partially moderated by the level of self-evaluation and the impact of inaccurate feedback on the Overconfidence effect is not moderated by the level of self-evaluation. Keywords: moderation analysis, overconfidence effect, effect of experience, personality variables

ANALYZING MATHEMATICAL LITERACY ABILITIES IN TERMS OF COGNITIVE STYLE OF SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY AT SD INPRES NIPA-NIPA

This study aimed to describe the Mathematical literacy skills of Grade VI students of SD Inpres Nipa-Nipa, in terms of reflective and impulsive cognitive styles, based on the six levels of Mathematical literacy. This research was a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. The subjects of this study were two grade IV students, one student with a reflective style and another student with an impulsive style. The data collection began by giving a cognitive style test and an initial Mathematics test. Then, a Mathematical literacy test was also administered to determine the level of students’ literacy. After that, an interview was conducted to obtain more accurate data. The results showed that (1) the reflective student took a long time and was very circumspect in answering the Mathematical literacy test questions, so that the results were more accurate. The reflective student was able to answer the questions with clear procedures sequentially and was able to interpret and use representations based on information of the questions, so that it could take the right strategy to answer the question. These results revealed that the students were at the third level of mathematical literacy ability, (2) the impulsive student needed shorter time and was less careful in answering a Mathematical literacy test so that the results were less accurate. The results showed that the impulsive student could answer the question with an identified context and the relevant information with a clear question was available. In addition, the impulsive student could identify information obtained from the question and when he was given a stimulus. Thus, the impulsive student possessed the first-level of Mathematical literacy skills.

Students’ Mathematical Literacy in Solving PISA Problem Using Indonesian Cultural Context

This study aims to examine students’ mathematical literacy in solving PISA problems using the Indonesian cultural context. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. As the subject of this study are three 9th grade students with high, average, and low mathematical abilities. In collecting the data, the researchers used three instruments, namely, mathematical ability test, mathematical literacy test, and interview guidelines. The results reveal that student with high mathematical ability meets all indicators in the process of formulating, employing, and interpreting. Otherwise, students with average or low mathematical abilities only meet some indicators in the process of mathematical literacy. Therefore, it is suggested for the teacher to provide practice especially for students having average or low mathematical abilities with literacy problems using contexts that exist in students’ life, such as the Indonesian cultural context