Pendampingan Penguatan Kompetensi Guru dan Siswa SMA Melalui Pengembangan Inovasi Sains dan Kompetisi Olimpiade Biologi di Kabupaten Sampang, Madura

Abstract

The Sampang regency is an area with a low level of educational quality in Madura Island. The improvement of educational quality can be done based on the curriculum and supported by the competition. The aims of this community service activity is to stimulate innovation in biology learning through socialization and training as well as to provide competition learning of biology Olympiad through simulation and training. The community service team carried out community service activities involving 60 participants from senior high school students and teachers in Sampang district through a series of activities which were divided into 3 main parts, namely preparation, socialization of biology concept and simulation or innovation-based training. Biology learning innovation and the application of technology in learning system are carried out through DNA isolation technique and training on the application of technology using existing materials, while competition learning is carried out by conducting simulation and training in biology olympiad competitions for students and teachers. The community service activities were smoothly and successfully. Participants who attended in the community service activities is reached 100% so that the participants felt many benefits. Learning innovation activities through simulation and training are interested for participants so that they can trigger innovative thinking, increase enthusiasm and interest of participants and also can be increased understanding of science. The average of Olympiad scores are still low, so it needs more intensive for mentoring and training in the future