VALIDITY OF BIOLOGY STUDENT WORKSHEETS IN ELECTRONIC FORM BASED ON PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)

Teachers play an important role in learning planning so that knowledge can be conveyed properly to students. The use of effective and interesting teaching materials, especially for the concept of Ecology which has a broad material coverage, can help students achieve the expected learning goals, one of which is the Electronic Student Worksheet. This study aims to describe the validity of the results of the development of the Electronic Biology Student Worksheet for Grade X High School Ecology Concepts Based on Problem Based Learning. This research is a research and development with a 4D model which is limited only to the Develop stage. The validity of Electronic Student Worksheet is seen based on the suitability test and feasibility test. The results of the suitability test obtained are with an average score of 4.50 which means that Electronic Student Worksheet is very suitable, and the results of the feasibility test which have an average score of 4.58 which means that Electronic Student Worksheet is very technically feasible to be used in learning.

Thinking as an Engelsian

In this essay, I address the question of how Marxism influences our thought and action as radical intellectuals by focusing on Friedrich Engels’ work, Dialectics of Nature, the way it has been taken up in critical environmental studies and how Engels’ thinking has influenced me. In later life, Engels made important contributions on topics that are distinct from Marx's economic work. He attempted to apply dialectical methods to the “natural sciences” and he also used his knowledge of anthropology to produce a study of the historical origins of private property and women's oppression. In both cases he has been accused of adopting a positivist approach that lacks the emphasis on human agency found in Marx. Here, I challenge this view by showing how Engels’ work has been of use to practicing scientists – particularly to Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin in their book The Dialectical Biologist. I further argue that this understanding of dialectics is fully commensurable and actually advances an approach to Marxism that is based on human self-emancipation. As an undergraduate biology student these scientists inspired me with their approach to their subject as well as their activism. The essay concludes with some brief thoughts on the importance and limitations of adopting a Marxist method when considering socio-environmental change.

The relationship between science process skills and biology learning outcome

The study aims to know the relationship between science process skills (SPS) and biology learning outcomes (LO) through inquiry-based learning in the class XI MIA Senior High School of State 01 Manokwari. The correlational method was employed in this research. The population in the study was students of class XI MIA High School at Manokwari. The samples in the study were class XI MIA 2 and XI MIA 4, with a total of 47 students. The sampling technique in this research was purposive sampling. Data collection techniques used tests and documentation. The hypothesis test used regression and correlation tests. The results showed a contribution of SPS to the biology LO through inquiry-based learning in the class XI MIA High School of Manokwari. The relationship of LO to biology student LO was 31%. The correlation coefficient is 0.557, indicating that the SPS level to the biology student LO was medium.

Highlights from the 16th International Society for Computational Biology Student Council Symposium 2020

In this meeting overview, we summarise the scientific program and organisation of the 16th International Society for Computational Biology Student Council Symposium in 2020 (ISCB SCS2020). This symposium was the first virtual edition in an uninterrupted series of symposia that has been going on for 15 years, aiming to unite computational biology students and early career researchers across the globe.

6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS): overcoming obstacles to enhance virtuality, connectivity, inclusivity and community engagement

This editorial summarises the organisation, activities, and scientific content of the 6th European Student Council Symposium (ESCS) organised by the International Society for Computational Biology Student Council (ISCB-SC). The event was held on September 6, 2020, as a satellite event preceding the ISCB’s 19th European Conference in Computational Biology. Both events were first planned to be held in-person in Sitges, Spain, but moved virtually as a strategy to face the SARS-CoV2 sanitary crisis. This completely unforeseen situation has posed several challenges that have been successfully addressed thanks to the robust ISCB Student Council community structure and the strong commitment of the organisers. Despite all the obstacles and challenges, we have found that virtuality has several advantages that can continue to be kept to improve in-person meetings in the future and make conferences more inclusive allowing a larger audience to participate.

MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INSIDE OUTSIDE CIRCLE DALAM MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA SMA NEGERI 7 AMBON

Background: Learning is a process of interaction between teachers and students that is shown to make changes in students' attitudes and mindsets to achieve optimal learning outcomes. The teacher designs learning biology using a contextual approach that is confusing and time-consuming. In learning biology student success is determined by the final outcome of learning. Methods: The subjects in this study were class XI Science 2 and the data obtained by observation, interviews and learning outcomes tests were analyzed descriptively using a list of initial and final test scores. Results: The cognitive aspects of the assessment there were 11 students who scored at intervals (80-100) with a percentage of 68.75% very good information and 5 students who scored at intervals (66-79) with a percentage of 31.25% good information. Evaluation of affective aspects obtained a percentage of 100%. For the Final Test, there are 12 students who score at intervals (80-100), with a percentage of 75% and very good information, and 4 students who score at intervals (66-79), with a percentage of 25% and good information. At the final grade there are 16 students who score at intervals (80-100), with a percentage of 100% and with very good information. Conclusion: The application of the Inside Outside Circle (IOC) type of cooperative learning model to the concept of the human excretion system can improve student learning outcomes by achieving KKM 70.

Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Praktikum Biologi Umum Jurusan Tadris Biologi Fakultas Tarbiyah Dan Ilmu Keguruan IAIN Kerinci

One way to evaluate general biology practicum is to know the students' perceptions of general biology practicum. This study aims to determine student perceptions of general biology practicum, general biology practicum planning, facilities and infrastructure of general biology practicum, and also to determine the perceptions of students towards the implementation of general biology practicum majoring in biology IAIN Kerinci. This research belongs to the category of qualitative research. To get the data the researcher used the study (1) Observation, observed the general Biology practicum, (2) Interview, semester 1 student lecturer and department head, (3) Documents, data about vision and mission department, and general Biology practicum guide. The results obtained based on the results of data analysis and discussion can be concluded (1) Perception of the General Biology practicum planning Department of Biology Tadris IAIN Kerinci is quite good. (2) Perception of the first semester biology student of IAIN Kerinci regarding the facilities and infrastructure of general biology practicum namely practicum guide is still incomplete and inadequate. (3) The first semester biology student IAIN Kerinci's perceptions regarding the implementation of general boiology practicum, firstly in each practicum the teaching assistant is still not right to use the strategy properly. Second, the media displayed is good, and also for the practicum schedule it has been said on schedule.

Analisis kualitas struktur dan keberadaan literasi kuantitatif pada lembar kerja peserta didik biologi SMA

The structure quality of student worksheet will determine the actualization of learning objectives required by curriculum. Besides that, as an effort to support the science development to be more quantitative, biology student worksheets should have the quantitative literacy indicators, such as interpretation, representation, calculation, application/ analysis, assumption, and communication. This research is aimed to explain the structure quality and the existence of quantitative literacy in biology student worksheets for senior high school. The research method is quantitative descriptive. The subject of this research is 40 student worksheets in biology book for class 11 published by A, B, and C publisher. The result shows that the student worksheets from A has the best structure quality according to Vee Diagram. The percentage of structure quality of student worksheet in A book is 55,5%, followed by B (53,2%) and C (29,9%). The existence of quantitative literacy that can be identified from the books are interpretation, calculation, application/analysis, and communication. All of the interpretation and calculation indicator found in record/transformation component, while all of the application/analysis indicator found in knowledge claim component. Communication indicator found in two components, record/ transformation (50%) and knowledge claim (50%).