Dadiah local potential-based biology learning resources to improve students’ science process skills

Abstract

Dadiah is a local potential of West Sumatra province. The teacher has not utilized Dadiah as a biology learning resource in school. The iam of this study is to apply biology learning resources based on the local potential to improve student’s science process skills. The design of the research was a weak experiment method. The data were collected through biology learning resources that has been developed were lesson plans, worksheets, material supplement and science process skills test. The research subjects were 30 students in one at senior high school at Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatera. The improvement of the students’ science process skills was seen based on the pre- and post-test results. The research result showed that the students’ science process skills increased as of medium category with N-gain of 0.61. Based on the result of this research, the learning resource that was based on Dadiah local potential can be used in the learning process. Learning resources can be an alternative learning with practical activities by applying scientific method to improve science process skills.