STES – Chemistry book: The need for learning and teaching on acid and base 11th grade students

Abstract

The aims of this study explain the need of chemistry book on acid and base developed by 4S TMD models with STES approach. Problems of education in the last 100 years are often related to students understanding of the concepts taught, one of which is acid-base [1]. In acid-base, there are many applications in daily life. So to overcome these problems, we need a teaching material with the STES approach [2]. The STES approach is used to improve positive attitude towards science and conceptual knowledge as well as improving teacher quality and student learning outcomes [3,4]. This study uses qualitative descriptive research. The instruments of data collection used in this study were structured questions and interview. The study involves 3 senior high schools and 3 vocational high schools with 12 chemistry teachers. The teachers structure question responses was analyzed descriptively for each item. The teacher needs teaching materials that explain the material simply and involve examples in daily life. The teaching material available lack a concept that contains knowledge is associated with technological developments, especially in acid-base material. The research findings indicate the need to develop chemistry book on acid-base to meet the shortcomings of interesting teaching materials. The results of this study are the basis for us in developing a chemistry book on acid and base by 4S TMD models with STES approach that can be used chemistry learning and teaching in upper high schools.