Effectiveness of popular scientific books on Fabaceae plant in KHDTK ULM to improve critical thinking skill

Abstract

Local potential can be used as a learning resource to preserve community knowledge in using specific plants and instil a sense of love in students for the potential in their area. Learning resources like Popular Scientific Books (PSB) based on local potential can train students' critical thinking skills. The research aims to describe the effectiveness of the PSB Fabaceae ethnobotany in Forest Areas with Special Purposes (KHDTK) ULM training students' critical thinking skills. The research method uses the Educational Design Research (EDR) model through Tessmer's formative evaluation. The development stages include a small group of 5 students and a field test of 20 Biology Education undergraduate students who have passed the Ethnobotany course one year. Students' critical thinking skills are improved through working on practicum guides and evaluation questions, which contain aspects of critical thinking skills. The research results of students' critical thinking skills are in the medium category, with an average N-Gain of 0.5. Based on these results, it can be concluded that BIP effectively improves students' critical thinking skills. Students who have critical thinking skills are expected to be able to improve the quality of human resources, especially in the field of education.Abstrak Potensi lokal dapat dijadikan sumber belajar untuk melestarikan pengetahuan masyarakat dalam pemanfaatan tumbuhan tertentu dan menanamkan rasa cinta mahasiswa terhadap potensi di daerahnya sendiri. Sumber belajar berupa Buku Ilmiah Populer (BIP) berbasis potensi lokal dapat melatihkan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa. Tujuan penelitian untuk mendeskripsikan keefektifan BIP etnobotani Fabaceae di Kawasan Hutan dengan Tujuan Khusus (KHDTK) ULM dalam melatihkan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa. Metode penelitian menggunakan model Educational Desain Research (EDR) melalui evaluasi formatif Tessmer. Tahapan pengembangan meliputi kelompok kecil 5 mahasiswa dan uji lapangan 20 mahasiswa S1 Pendidikan Biologi yang telah lulus mata kuliah Etnobotani. Keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa ditingkatkan melalui pengerjaan penuntun praktikum dan soal evaluasi yang memuat aspek keterampilan berpikir kritis. Hasil penelitian keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa berkategori sedang dengan rata-rata N-Gain 0,5. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan BIP efektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa. Mahasiswa yang memiliki keterampilan berpikir kritis diharapkan mampu untuk meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya manusia khususnya di bidang pendidikan.