Implementation of the Developed Pharmaceutical Indonesian Language Textbooks with Scientific Approach in Indonesian Language Subject in Pharmacy Vocational Schools, Kendal Regency

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of the developed pharmaceutical Indonesian language textbooks with Scientific Approach in Indonesian language subject in Pharmacy Vocational Schools in Kendal Regency. This study was a quasi-experimental design on the implementation of the developed pharmaceutical Indonesian language textbooks to all grade ten students of the Pharmacy Vocational Schools. Respondents of this study were 97 students who took part in learning using the Ministry of Education and Culture’s textbooks and the developed pharmaceutical textbooks with scientific approach. The t-test results at 0.005 significance level indicate that the implementation of the developed pharmaceutical Indonesian language textbooks with scientific approach is effective because it has an effect on improving the Indonesian language learning outcomes. Students’ average scores of learning outcomes have increased by learning using the pharmaceutical Indonesian language textbooks. Students’ learning outcomes from the five schools have increased as follow: (1) student learning outcomes at Azzahro vocational school increased by 4.45; (2) an increase of 9.17 in student learning outcomes at Bhakti Kencana vocational school; (3) an increase of 5.42 in student learning outcomes at Insan Medika vocational school; (4) an increase in student learning outcomes at Ngesti Widhi vocational school by 5.77; and (5) an increase in student learning outcomes at Taman Siswa Boja vocational school by 4.60. The increase in the score indicates that the implementation of the developed pharmaceutical Indonesian language textbooks with scientific approach for grade ten students of the Pharmacy Vocational Schools is feasible because it has a positive effect on the student learning outcomes.