Aspects Of Scientific Literacy Research Articles

Development of Teaching Materials and Concept Maps About the Relationship Between Sustainability and Chitosan for Water Treatment: Qualitative Content Analysis

Chitosan is formed by deacetylation of chitin using strong alkali at high temperatures. The content of the active amine groups in chitosan is widely used as an alternative natural coagulant that is environmentally friendly. So, it can be included in learning materials about the concept of sustainability. This study aimed to produce concept maps and Teaching Learning Sequences (TLS) based on scientists’ conceptions of sustainability on the topic of water treatment using natural coagulants. The method used in this research was qualitative content analysis. The research instruments included content analysis formats and sustainability aspects. The content analysis process included literature collection, descriptive analysis, category selection, and material evaluation with didactic aspects. This research produced concept maps and TLS that described the relationship between water treatment using natural coagulants and colloid content. Additionally, TLS related to sustainability education in the form of learning about water treatment using natural coagulants from chitosan was also developed. The concept map and TLS that have been compiled show the relationship between mapping aspects of scientific literacy and environmentally friendly water treatment using natural coagulants. The research results can be used as a basis for developing teaching materials and didactic designs. Keywords: concept maps, sustainability, chitosan

Beyond the Passive Absorption of Information: Engaging Students in the Critical Reading of Scientific Articles

AbstractThere is a consensus within the science education community that primary scientific literature is a legitimate and desirable educational resource. Moreover, critical reading of scientific articles is widely recognized as a key aspect of scientific literacy. However, university science courses rarely provide students with explicit opportunities to cultivate their critical reading skills. Much of the reason for this is that instructors tend to hold a passive learning view of reading in which students are expected to absorb information from scientific articles. The purpose of this study was to provide research evidence that an active learning scenario (ALS) combining (1) argumentation, (2) peer critique (also referred to as peer assessment), and (3) the Task-Oriented Reading Instruction framework (Ritchey & List, College Teaching, 70(3), 280–295, 2022) could be a concrete and realistic possibility for engaging students in the critical reading of scientific papers. The data analyzed in this study were the written critiques of scientific research articles and written peer feedback produced by sixty-one university students (38 females and 23 males, 19–25 years old). The results indicate that the ALS effectively offered students explicit opportunities to become more active and more critical readers of scientific articles, producing arguments, anticipating counterarguments, and constructing rebuttals. Implications related to critical reading instruction in science education and supporting students’ development of critical reading skills are discussed.

Природонаучната грамотност в държавните образователни стандарти на Р България - прогимназиален етап

The aim of this study was to assess how and in what extent main aspects of the scientific literacy were represented in Bulgarian science education standards for the junior high school. A content analysis was used as an appropriate method of this particular research. The analysis focused on four dimensions of the scientific literacy – cognitive-epistemic, functional, social and metacognitive. These dimensions were assessed in two national education documents – National education standards (NES) for general education preparation (“Human and Nature” 5th – 6th grade and “Biology and health education” 7th grade) and National education standards (NES) for civic, health, environmental and intercultural education. The results of the study showed that both documents highlighted the cognitive aspect of scientific literacy (factual and conceptual knowledge anature bout ) followed by the functional dimension (skills for scientific inquiry). But at the same time, other important aspects of the scientific literacy such as epistemic knowledge (e.g., knowledge of the nature of science) and metacognitive dimension (e.g., metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive skills) were neglected by these documents.

Scientific Literacy is A Valuable Tool for Modern Politicians A Comprehensive Analysis

Scientific literacy plays a pivotal role in shaping informed decision-making, and its importance extends beyond academia to significantly impact modern politicians’ effectiveness. This paper explores the critical relationship between scientific literacy and political leadership, emphasising the role of well-informed policymakers in addressing complex societal challenges. Drawing on existing literature and empirical evidence, we delve into the multifaceted aspects of scientific literacy and its potential as a powerful tool for guiding evidence-based policy formulation and implementation. Through an in-depth analysis, we aim to underscore the need to foster scientific literacy among politicians to enhance their ability to navigate the intricacies of contemporary issues.

Application of the Environmental Exploration Approach (JAS) Assisted by QR Codes to Increase Scientific Literacy Aspects of Competency and Conservation Attitudes in Plantae Material

The purpose of this study was to describe student learning activities, to analyze the differences in increasing scientific literacy in the aspect of student competency and to analyze the increase in conservation attitudes of class X students in plantae material which was taught using the Natural Surroundings (JAS) approach assisted by the QR Code. This research is a quantitative study with a sample of 31 students of class X MIPA 1 control class and 32 students of class X MIPA 3 experimental class. The research design used was the pretest posttest control group model. Data collection techniques in this study used observation, tests and questionnaires. The results showed that there was an increase in student learning activities at each meeting. There is a significant difference in increasing scientific literacy in the competency aspect in indicator 2 with a significance value of 0.000. And there is an increase in conservation attitudes after the learning treatment. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the application of learning using the Natural Surrounding Exploration (JAS) approach assisted by the QR Code can increase student learning activities, scientific literacy aspects of competence and students' conservation attitudes towards biology learning.ABSTRAK: Tujuan dalam penelitian ini yaitu untuk mendeskripsikan aktivitas belajar siswa, untuk menganalisis perbedaan peningkatan literasi sains aspek kompetensi siswa dan untuk menganalisis peningkatan sikap konservasi siswa kelas X pada materi plantae yang diajarkan dengan pendekatan Jelajah Alam Sekitar (JAS) berbantuan QR Code. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan sampel sebanyak 31 siswa kelas X MIPA 1 kelas kontrol dan 32 siswa kelas X MIPA 3 kelas eksperimen. Desain penelitian yang digunakan yaitu model pretest posttest control group. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan observasi, tes dan angket. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan aktivitas belajar siswa pada setiap pertemuan. Terdapat perbedaan peningkatan literasi sains aspek kompetensi yang signifikan pada indikator 2 dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000. Dan terdapat peningkatan sikap konservasi setelah perlakuan pembelajaran. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pendekatan Jelajah Alam Sekitar (JAS) berbantuan QR Code dapat meningkatkan aktivitas belajar siswa, literasi sains aspek kompetensi dan sikap konservasi siswa terhadap pembelajaran biologi.

EFFECTIVENESS OF WETLAND-BASED WAVE AND OPTICS MODULES ON STUDENTS' SCIENTIFIC LITERACY ABILITIES

Wetlands that dominate the area in South Kalimantan are one of the indigenous science learning resources that can help students learn. However, the insertion of wetlands has not commonly been done on a learning media which directly used in class. The developed wetlands-based module on wave and optics aimed to enhance students’ scientific literacy which leads to the success of learning by integrating indigenous science. It was implemented for thirty science education students by using a group pretest-posttest design. The results showed that 29 students gained increased scientific literacy during the implementation, with the improvement in each aspect of scientific literacy categorized as moderate. In addition, the Wilcoxon test result showed a significant enhancement of scientific literacy after using the wetlands-based module of wave and optics. Thus, the wetland-based module is effective in improving students’ scientific literacy abilities.

PENGARUH BAHAN AJAR BERBASIS INKUIRI TERBIMBING BERBANTUAN V-LAB (VIRTUAL LABORATORY) PADA MATERI MOMENTUM DAN IMPULS UNTUK MENINGKATKAN LITERASI SAINS SISWA

This research aims to describe the effect of guided inquiry-based teaching materials assisted by V-Labs to improve students' science literacy after using the V-Lab (Virtual Laboratory). The method in this study is a quasi-experimental design using a non-equivalent control group design where the sampling technique uses purposive sampling. The selected research sample is X-MIA 1 as the control class and X-MIA 5 as the experimental class. This research was conducted at MAN 2 Deli Serdang in June 2022. The data collection technique used a scientific literacy test. The results showed that there was an effect of guided inquiry-based teaching materials assisted by v-labs in improving students' scientific literacy with the t-test at = 0.05 obtained sig. (2-tailed) of 0.00 (p<0.05). The average posttest value is 13.39 and the N-Gain value is 0.69 in the medium category. In addition, it can also be seen an increase in aspects of scientific literacy, namely 82% competence, 63% context and 72% knowledge.

Relationship between Misconceptions and Students' Scientific Literacy Abilities on Global Warming Material

This study aims to identify misconceptions experienced by students, the level of scientific literacy skills and the relationship between misconceptions and scientific literacy skills on global warming. The research method used is correlational research with a quantitative approach. The sample selected was 80 students using purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was 10 items to measure misconceptions with a four-tier multiple choice diagnostic test and 10 test items to measure scientific literacy skills. The results of the analysis of misconceptions with CRI showed that the category of misconceptions was 44% with moderate criteria, students who understood the concept were 32% and did not understand the concept by 32%. The results of the analysis of scientific literacy skills obtained an average value of 40.65, a percentage of 40.7% and is in the low category after interpretation. The aspect of scientific literacy that is measured in the highest percentage is the context aspect with an average percentage of 48.1%, the knowledge aspect is 40.4% and the competence aspect is 34.1%. The results of the analysis of the relationship between misconceptions and scientific literacy skills were carried out using the Pearson product moment correlation test which showed a positive and significant relationship with a significant value of 0.008 < 0.05 and a large correlation value of 0.270 with a low category. Based on the hypothesis test, the results show that there is a positive relationship between misconceptions and scientific literacy skills with tcount 2.476 > ttable 1.990.

Exploration of Scientific Literacy in Indonesian Language Textbooks for Elementary and Secondary School

This study aims to explore scientific literacy in Indonesian language textbooks at the elementary and secondary school levels. The explorative qualitative method was applied in this study. The data was collected through explanation materials, procedural writings, scientific papers, exposition texts, and review texts from Indonesian language textbooks for elementary and middle school students. This study's data analysis technique was content analysis. The data was analyzed to confirm its suitability with the type of text represented and then validated for its role in supporting scientific literacy. The results of the research showed that (1) not all sample texts met the basic criteria as appropriate teaching materials; (2) if the text met the criteria as an example text of teaching materials, the text did not contain aspects of scientific literacy; and (3) of all the texts examined, only explanatory texts for elementary level students contained scientific literacy content in addition to meeting the criteria as sample texts of teaching materials. Based on these findings, Indonesian language textbook compilers should be more cautious in selecting samples of texts that will be discussed collaboratively by teachers and students.

Empirical Validity and Reliability of the Scientific Literacy Assessment Instrument Based on the Tornado Physics Enrichment Book

Scientific literacy is one of the most important skills and should be strengthened by students. Students with scientific literacy skills will be able to apply the knowledge learned to solve problems in their everyday lives. This study aims to disclose the empirical validity and reliability of the scientific literacy assessment instrument. It is necessary to use an assessment tool that can measure all aspects of scientific literacy when evaluating students' levels of scientific literacy. This was research and development using the ADDIE model. The stages of the ADDIE model are analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. To gather information on the trial's empirical validity and reliability, a total of 26 students participated. The outcome demonstrates that 21 instrument items were reliable in the high category with a coefficient value of 0.89 and valid with r > 0.388. This implies that assessment instrument can be used to assess students' scientific literacy.

Promoting students’ argument comprehension and evaluation skills: Implementation of two training interventions in higher education

The ability to comprehend and evaluate informal arguments is important for making sense of scientific texts and scientific reasoning. However, university students often lack the skills necessary to comprehend the functional structure and evaluate the structural plausibility of informal arguments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two training interventions to a) improve students’ argument comprehension (identification of argument structure), and to b) improve students’ argument evaluation (distinguishing good vs. bad arguments). The training interventions were implemented as a voluntary online add-on to a regular university course. The study used a crossover-experimental design with a pre-test and two training phases in which participants (N = 29) alternated between the two training interventions. Students generally improved on the measures of scientific literacy that were practiced in each training intervention. The results provide evidence that voluntary online training interventions for components of scientific literacy can be effectively integrated into higher education settings. However, results further showed an interference effect between the training interventions, indicating that students had problems integrating the different aspects of scientific literacy targeted in the two training interventions.

An Analysis of Students’ Scientific Literacy Ability on Vibration and Wave Materials

This study aims to describe students' scientific literacy skills on vibration and wave material at SMP Negeri 14 Pontianak and examine differences in abilities in each aspect of scientific literacy. The research method used is described with a quantitative approach. The research instrument was used in the form of test questions in the form of essays consisting of 15 questions based on scientific literacy. The sample in this study was class IX students at SMP Negeri 14 Pontianak, totalling 174 people. The measured scientific literacy includes aspects of science content, scientific processes, and the context of science. The results of data analysis showed that the scientific literacy ability of students of vibration and wave material was 33.70% for the science content aspect, 44.60% for the science process aspect, and 42.00% for the science context aspect. Based on the Kruskall-Wallis test, the results of the analysis showed that there were differences in the abilities of students in every aspect of scientific literacy. It is hoped that other researchers can apply science learning that focuses on aspects of science content.

First-year interdisciplinary science experience enhances science belongingness and scientific literacy skills

PurposeThe goals of this research study included evaluating the outcomes of Interdisciplinary Science Threshold Experience (InSciTE) on student experience of science discipline, level of sense belongingness to a large Faculty of Science (FoS), outcomes in learning science literacy skills and whether a student's background played a role in the differences of effects of the high-impact teaching practices. InSciTE was designed to facilitate the transition from high school to a large research-intensive university, and specifically to a FoS with over 6,000 undergraduate students.Design/methodology/approachThe FoS in a Canadian university engaged in the development of a *9 credit program bundling foundational statistics and chemistry courses with integration of aspects of mathematics and biology or physics to create a new first-year, academic interdisciplinary experience called InSciTE. This project-based curriculum emphasized teamwork and leadership, and presented complex interdisciplinary challenges facing today's world. A team-teaching environment consisting of instructors, a lab coordinator and teaching assistants was instrumental for the core InSciTE courses. In addition, the authors utilized a variety of learning practices with interdisciplinary themes to meet the learning outcomes. Course activities included field experience and tours, blended learning and flipped lectures, guest speakers, discovery-based lab activities, group discussions and projects, a capstone research project, and a combination of formative and summative assessments. The authors proposed two hypotheses for the evaluative study; first that the high-impact practices (HIP) will improve students’ experiences and belongingness to science faculty, and second that InSciTE facilitates learning of scientific literacy skills. To assess the effectiveness of InSciTE, the authors used two surveys, the first being the Test of Scientific Literacy Skills (TOSLS), which measures skills related to major aspects of scientific literacy: recognizing and analysing the use of methods of inquiry that lead to scientific knowledge and the ability to organize, analyse, and interpret quantitative data and scientific information. The second survey examined student belongingness, motivation and autonomous learning, combined with demographic data questions.FindingsThe results suggest that InSciTE students reported higher feelings of relatedness, group membership, and career aspirations and performed better on the TOSLS compared to students in other science courses.Originality/valueAs a leader in interdisciplinary science, the FoS at a Canadian university developed a full-year course bundling foundational statistics and chemistry courses with integration of some aspects of mathematics and biology or physics to create a new first-year, academic interdisciplinary experience called InSciTE. This project-based curriculum emphasized teamwork and leadership, and presented complex interdisciplinary challenges facing today's world aiming to facilitate transition from high school to a research-intensive university.

Analysis of Student Generic Skills in terms of Scientific Literacy Aspects through Research-Based Learning Methods

Analysis of Student Generic Skills in terms of Scientific Literacy Aspects through Research-Based Learning Methods

LITERASI SAINS REMAJA BERBASIS HOTS (High Order Thinking Skills) DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BUDIDAYA TANAMAN KOPI

Life in the 21st century demands literacy skills. The ability to understand a concept and understand the process is very useful in order to solve problems faced in the daily life of learning residents. Science literacy is useful if in the process it is equipped with a high level of thinking skills in order to develop the potential possessed to find solutions or new ideas in conditions of always living situations. This study aims to see the science literacy ability of hots-based adolescents (Higher Order Thinking Skill) in learning activities for coffee plant cultivation in remote communities in West Java. Learning is carried out outside the classroom with an Education training plus approach. The ability to think of adolescents indicates the ability of scientific literacy in identifying, making decisions, and concluding related to the cultivation of coffee plants in their village environment. The results showed that the science literacy ability of HOTS-based adolescents is still at a low level, adolescents are at the conceptual knowledge level, while their thinking ability is still in analytical skills. The thinking ability of adolescents is closely related to aspects of scientific literacy that are understood to be related to the concept of coffee plant cultivation that is commonly found in the daily life of teenagers around coffee plantations. Research findings in the field found that learning residents have not actively sought sources of information for ideas in broad media, learning resources and activities. Youth should develop a positive attitude towards science learning in order to improve science literacy and build a high level of thinking skills. The ability to think analytically, assess and create adolescents can be improved by diligently reading, doing Journaling, asking a lot of questions or with useful games.

DEVELOPMENT OF E-BOOKLET THEME OF FOOD SECURITY BASED ON SCIENCE LITERACY FOR STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS IX

Scientific literacy is the answer to prepare students to face the challenges of the 21st century. The resulting e-booklet product with the theme of food security based on science literacy is an alternative solution to improve students scientific literacy skills. The food security e-booklet contains food sources, substances contained in food and food processing methods which are compiled based on the integration of aspects of scientific literacy and problem based learning models. The research method used is the 4D development model developed by S. Thiagarajan, et al. (1974). However, the research on the development of this e-booklet was modified according to needs, consisting of the define, design, and develop stages. The assessment was carried out using a validation questionnaire that was assessed by a team of experts with two science education lecturers and one science teacher. The results of this study obtained the average value of the feasibility of the e-booklet on the theme of food security based on scientific literacy as a whole with a percentage of 84% in the very feasible category. Therefore, this e-booklet with the theme of food security reflects students' scientific literacy as a whole and is suitable for use. Keywords: e-booklet, scientific literacy, food security, problem based learning models

Drama as a Powerful Tool to Enrich Socio-scientific Argumentation.

Socio-scientific argumentation (SSA) is increasingly being recognized as a key aspect of scientific literacy. Much of the reason for this is that this skill is crucial for helping students to become active participants in twenty-first-century democratic societies in which the construction of informed and critical views of socio-scientific issues (e.g. climate change, COVID-19 vaccination, genetic testing) plays a fundamental role. The problem is that instructors rarely give students explicit and research-based opportunities to enrich their SSA skills. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide evidence that drama can be used as a platform to enrich argumentation in genetic testing. The data were derived from the written responses and the audio recordings of seventy-six university students (37 females and 39 males, 16–29 years old) in Colombia during a complete drama-based teaching–learning sequence (TLS) supervised by the same instructor. The outcomes suggest that the sequence can be used to enrich argumentation in genetic testing as it effectively provided participants with explicit opportunities to produce both arguments and counterarguments about the controversy whether the use of genetic tests among people should be encouraged. This study contributes to the literature on SSA in science education by demonstrating that drama is a promising tool to enhance argumentation about science-based social issues.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10763-022-10320-3.

LITERATURE REVIEW: THE ROLE OF E-MODULES IN IMPROVING VOCATIONAL STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC LITERACY SKILLS

Scientific literacy as a part of the 21st century skill set has a strategic position at the vocational level in preparing graduates who are competent, ready to work, and have skills in communicating and collaboration in work. This study will provide an overview of the role of e-modules which are the most widely developed as teaching materials in improving the student’ scientific literacy skills.. The research method used is a literature review by analyzing 5 most relevant national publication articles using the Google Scholar database. The results of the analysis of 5 articles show that e-modules not only answer the challenges of education in responding to technology, but also proven to play an active role in improving the scientific literacy skills of SMK students including critical and creative thinking skills in order to solve the problem. The e-modules contains aspects of scientific literacy and can be integrated with various learning approach according to the characteristic of vocational student, such as Problem Based Learning (PBL), Socio-Scientific Issues (SSI), Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) and Problem Based Learning (PBL) by the related occurency in daily life to help student build abilities which support scientific literacy skills.

Scientific literacy on the topic of light and optical instruments in the innovation of science teaching materials

This study aims to innovate science teaching materials based on scientific literacy on light and optical instruments. The study used the research and development (RD) method with the four-D (4D) model. The subjects in the study included three experts and 60 class VIII students with an age range of 13-15 years at the same level. This study collected quantitative data from product validation, questionnaire, and scientific literacy test. The questionnaire and test instrument have been proven valid and reliable based on expert judgment and empirical tests. The data were analyzed using descriptive and empirical statistic tests. The expert judgment proves that science teaching materials score 3.79 of 4 and scientific literacy aspects 3.71 of 4, which is valid. In addition, the teaching materials were also categorized as effective with an overall score (z = -4.731 and p-value = 0.000 0.05). In detail, the learning process increases student scientific literacy (p-value = 0.0000.05). Furthermore, science teaching materials based on scientific literacy could be optimized to improve students' scientific literacy skills sustainably.

Smart Apps Creator 3 Interactive Multimedia Based on Stream to Improve Students' Scientific Literacy During the Covid-19 Pandemic

By applying a learning-based approach model Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics in online learning, this study intends to investigate Smart Apps Creator, an interactive multimedia application to promote students' scientific literacy. SAC interactive multimedia is used to learn the media and comprehend scientific concepts. Explaining problems, designing research, carrying them out, analyzing data, evaluating findings, and sharing knowledge are all aspects of scientific literacy. Through the use of this program, STREAM-based learning is being used to improve students' scientific literacy. The results of the students' pretest and posttest were used to collect and analyze the study data in the form of quantitative descriptive analysis. With 80 responses among the students who participated in the survey and five science teachers who had used STREAM-based interactive multimedia, the study tool was delivered to the target population via a WhatsApp group. The findings indicated that the average percentage of scientific literacy with N-Gain in the medium category was 68%, indicating an improvement in student learning as a result of the use of SAC interactive multimedia learning. The study's findings demonstrate that SAC-based STREAM interactive multimedia learning is statistically highly significant and has been demonstrated to be successful in raising students' levels of scientific literacy in online learning during the present epidemic.