Biology module based on ESQ effective to improve students’ evolution knowledge for high and medium academic ability level

Abstract

Emotional and spiritual quotient (ESQ) reported as one factor that influence students’ achievement in learning. Therefore, integrating ESQ into particular topics of evolution learning material was one of our research focuses before. A biology module based on ESQ has been produced about evolution topic for grade XII students. This experimental study conducted to examine whether the module is effective or not to improve students’ knowledge about evolution. As sample, 190 grade XII students were taken with purposive sampling from three chosen schools in Padang, West Sumatera. Post-test only design using objective paper test applied with two variables; biology module as dependent and evolution knowledge as the independent. It analyzed statistically by using ANOVA and Mann Whitney test with p-value 0.05. There was a significant influence of students’ evolution knowledge in high and medium school at a significance level of 0.000 with F value 387.475 for SMAN 4 Padang and F value 63.727 for SMA Pertiwi 1 Padang. Meanwhile, for the lower school it influences did not significant based on Mann Whitney test asymptote Sig (2-tailed) 0.499. In conclusion, biology module based on ESQ about evolution topic is effective to use by students from high and medium ability.