Scientific Literacy Of Students Research Articles

Improving the Science Literacy Ability of Middle Level School Students Through Extracurricular Management of Science and Self-Efficacy

The basic premise of this article is the importance of extracurricular science activities for students and the self-efficacy that exists in each individual learner. Both can be important factors in achieving learning goals at school. Learning objectives can be achieved effectively if the school provides the best programs and curriculum according to the character development of its students, so teachers must play their role actively, creatively and competently in managing the learning process in the classroom. This research aims to determine the influicer of school-programmed science extracurricular management and self-efficacy to improve scientific literacy skills in middle level students. The focus of the research lies in the level of influicer of science management and self-efficacy in improving scientific literacy skills in Natural Sciences subjects using a quantitative approach to the field research model through interviews, observations and distributing questionnaires to students used as samples. The findings from the research results are (1) There is a significant influence between good science extracurricular management and increased scientific literacy in students, amounting to 0.005 with a confidence value of 5% (2) There is a significant influence between self-efficacy and increased scientific literacy of 0.002 with a confidence value of 5% and (3) The level of effectiveness of these two factors can be seen from the determination valueNagelkerkeamounted to 83.4% and can be said to have a high level of effectiveness, while 16.6% there were other factors that were not included in this research.

Implementation of the Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning With Socioscientific Issues of Environmental Pollution to Improve Student Scientific Literacy

This study aimed to analyze the implementation of the Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) model with the Socioscientific Issues (SSI) of environmental pollution in an effort to improve students’ scientific knowledge. The population in this research was 53 grade VII students at a junior high school in Bandung. The research used a quasi-experimental design with 24 multiple choice questions as the research instrument. The experimental group was taught through the POGIL model with the SSI context, while the control group was taught through a scientific approach. Based on data analysis, the n-gain category of scientific knowledge of the experimental class in content knowledge, procedural, and epistemic domains were dominant in the medium category of 50%, high of 46%, and high of 73%. The n-gain category of the control class in content knowledge, procedural, and epistemic domains was dominant in the low category of 52%, low of 41% and high of 67%. The result obtained from the t-test on normal and homogenous data showed that there was a significant difference. Based on the data analysis, the scientific literacy skill of students who received POGIL with SSI was better than students who received the scientific approach, and the attainment of students’ scientific knowledge domains was in the high category. Keywords: implementation, inquiry learning, socioscientific issues, environmental pollution, student Literacy

The Effect of Chemistry Teaching Materials on Scientific Literacy and Critical Reasoning in SMA Negeri Langsa

Scientific literacy is the ability to understand the concepts and processes of science and to use science to solve problems of everyday life. The 21st century demands education to facilitate science literacy in students. However, early observations at SMA Negeri Langsa found that the literacy of students in science was still low, as well as critical. The school has provided complete facilities and has additional textbooks in addition to Chemistry. However, the chemistry materials used are still based on theory. So, this research was carried out to analyze the influence of chemistry teaching materials on science literacy and criticism of students. The method used was design with one-group type pretest-post-test, so there was only one group of samples in this study, the students of the 12th grade MIA-2 consisting of 32 people. The data collection techniques used are tests and observation sheets. Data analysis in this study is descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results show that (1) Chemistry teaching materials significantly influence scientific literacy with a percentage of influence of 89.90% and (2) Chemistry teachings also affect critical reasoning significantly with an influence rate of 87.90%. The chemistry learning materials used in this study are LKPD (Learners' Worksheet) designed using liveworksheet. Thus, the study recommends that teachers and other researchers use chemistries that support scientific literacy and are critical, such as worksheet.

D Development of Junior High School Science E-Module Integrated with Socio-Cultural of Balinese Society to Improvw Students Science Literacy

The research aimed at analyzing and explaining the validity, practicality, and effectivity of e-module science for junior high school integrated with the Balinese Socio-Cultural to improve students' scientific literacy. This research and development were modified from Borg and Gall and Thiagarajan’s models. The research design used the effectiveness of e-module was One Group Pretest Posttest Design. Instruments used were expert validation questionnairess, practicality questionnairess, and scientific literacy tests. Development stages of the e-module development consisted of 1) data collection, 2) product design, 3) product development, 4) limitary out, 5) product test theoretically, 6) empirical product test, and 7) product finalization. The results shows that 1) the e-module is valid from a material point of view with very good qualifications, language validity with very valid qualifications, the validity of media with very good qualifications, and suitability of Balinese cultural with very valid qualifications, 2) e-module is very practical to be used on the field, and 3) e-module is effective to improve scientific literacy of students.

Ricosre Model with Question Formulation Technique (QFT): Enhancing Students' Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and Science Literacy

The 21st-century learning has undergone a paradigm shift in education from teacher-centered to student-centered. It recently emphasises students' critical and creative thinking abilities, effective communication, innovation, problem-solving, and collaboration. This study examined the Ricosre model's effectiveness with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in enhancing students' higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) and science literacy. It involved 296 fifth-grade students from three selected state elementary schools, chosen through cluster random sampling. Each group consisted of 148 students divided into control and experimental groups. Data were collected through multiple-choice and essay instruments and subsequently analysed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The research variables were students' higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) and science literacy. The results indicated that the Ricosre model with QFT effectively improves students' higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) and science literacy, as it encouraged active participation during the learning process, trained students to develop questioning skills, find answers, analyse, share ideas, and draw conclusions. Thus, it can foster curiosity and metacognitive abilities among students.

Development of Ethnoscience-Based Student Worksheet Using the Guided Inquiry Learning Model to Increase Students' Learning Motivation and Scientific Literacy: A Review

Education is a process of sharing knowledge, knowledge, value conversion, character formation with various supporting aspects with a specific aim in the plan to develop human potential. Currently, many students are unable to apply the results of chemistry learning in their daily lives, this can be triggered by inadequate selection of learning resources, resulting in low student motivation and scientific literacy. This requires a teacher's creativity in the learning process so that the quality of students' learning can increase. One way that can be done is to link learning materials with local culture which can later increase students' scientific knowledge and increase students' motivation and scientific literacy. This research aims to find out learning LKPD by applying ethnoscience learning to chemistry material. The method used in this research is a literature review. Based on the literature review that has been carried out, it can be concluded that selecting appropriate and ethnoscience-based learning resources ranging from 63.76 to 97.15 can improve students' scientific literacy abilities.

Effectiveness of the STEAM based SETS Learning Model to Increase Student's Scientific Literacy in Science Learning

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of STEAM-based SETS learning to improve students' science literacy in science learning.  This type of research is a meta-analysis of data collection through the analysis of 11 national and international journals published in 2021-2024. Data sampling techniques through purposive sampling techniques. The inclusion criteria in this study are research accessed through the google scholar database; ERIC, Sciencedirect and Wiley, research related to the STEAM-based SETS model to improve students' science literacy in science learning, Research must be indexed by SINTA, Scopus and WOS and research has complete data to calculate effect size. Data search keywords are SETS learning models, STEAM, Science literacy and Science learning. Data selection process through PRISMA method. Data analysis is quantitative analysis with the help of Microsoft Excel application. The results concluded that the STEM-based SETS learning model had a significant effect on students' science literacy skills with an average value of effect size (ES= 0.834) in the high effect size category. The findings provide important information that STEM-based STEM learning modes are effective for improving students' science literacy in science learning with N-gain = 0.41.

Development of a Science Learning Module using the Guided Discovery Method to Increase Learning Independence and Scientific Literacy Ability

Science and technology are developing very quickly in the 21st century, especially in the field of education. Students need to be prepared to face these changes by having independent scientific literacy skills and skills that help them use technology. The findings from the 2015 PISA test are proof of the importance of scientific literacy in science learning. This research aims to evaluate the feasibility of the module, the effectiveness of the module, the profile of students' scientific literacy skills and learning independence after using the module and the differences in learning independence and scientific literacy before and after using the guided discovery-based module. This research uses research and development (R&D) methods modified from Borg & Gall in Sugiyono. The N-gain test is used to determine the effectiveness of the product, and descriptive data analysis is used to assess the feasibility and profile of students' scientific literacy abilities and learning independence. Differences in students' independence and scientific literacy abilities were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis H test. The research results show that (1) the guided discovery-based module developed meets the content, presentation and language criteria very well; (2) The N-gain value with the criteria is experiencing an increase, in accordance with the results of the assessment of scientific literacy and student learning independence; (3) The profile of students' scientific literacy abilities which includes science context, competence and knowledge has moderate/good criteria; (4) The level of learning independence after using the module is at high criteria; (5) Students who use guided discovery-based modules can increase their scientific literacy and learning independence, but not at the same level as students who use traditional learning methods. This shows that the use of guided discovery-based modules developed as an alternative learning resource for science lessons regarding the water cycle is feasible to use

The Effect of Using Water Cycle Animation Videos on the Scientific Literacy and Cognitive Learning Outcomes of Elementary School Students

This research aimed to determine whether there was an effect of using water cycle animation videos on scientific literacy and learning outcomes for class V students at SDN 01 klopoduwur. This type of research is quantitative, that was experimental research (pre-experimental design) using a one group pretest-posttest design, that was an experiment which in its implementation only involves one class as the experimental class. The independent variable in this research was an animated video of the water cycle, while the dependent variable was students' cognitive learning outcomes. The population in this study were all students at SDN 01 klopoduwur with a total of 149 students, while the sample was class V with a total of 30 students. The data collection techniques used are documentation and tests in the form of essays and multiple choices whose validity has been tested. Data analysis uses descriptive analysis techniques and inferential analysis techniques. The results of descriptive statistics show that the average student scientific literacy pretest score is 60.43 and the average student literacy posttest score was 83.27 with an average N-gain score of 0.57 and an average pretest score for student cognitive learning outcomes of 52.77 and experienced an increase after being given treatment with the average posttest score for students' scientific literacy being 52.77 and the average posttest cognitive learning outcome for students was 74.30 with an N-gain value of 0.43. The results of statistical analysis by conducting hypothesis testing using linear regression found a positive and significant influence, so a significance level of 0.05 was required and comparing Tcount with Ttable so that it could be concluded that the use of water cycle animation videos had a significant effect on scientific literacy and cognitive learning outcomes for students V SDN 01 Klopoduwur. Keywords: Animation Video, Water Cycle, Science Literacy, Cognitive Learning Outcomes.

Effectiveness of project-based learning in improving science literacy and collaborative skills of Muhammadiyah middle school students

Science literacy abilities and collaborative skills are part of the life skills demands of the 21st century. This research aims to analyze the effectiveness of the PjBL learning model in improving the Science literacy and collaborative skills of students at Muhammadiyah 2 Middle School, Batu City and Muhammadiyah 8 Middle School, Batu City. The research design uses Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. The research sample consisted of 60 class VIII students taken by total sampling. Data was obtained through observation, questionnaires and tests. Data analysis uses covariance analysis (ANCOVA) to verify the data against the proposed hypothesis. The research results show that the average Science literacy and collaboration in PjBL learning is higher than conventional learning. The results of the analysis can be concluded that the implementation of PjBL effectively influences students' Science literacy and students' collaboration skills. Thus, the PjBL model is recommended to be implemented to support the implementation of the Independent Curriculum at the junior high school level as an effort to develop students' 21st century life skills. 

Evaluating secondary school students’ science literacy with the Test of Scientific Literacy Skills (TOSLS)

As solutions to today’s global challenges, such as climate change and environmental protection, will increasingly depend on technological and scientific innovation, it is essential for Generation Z to gain a solid foundation in science. The Test of Scientific Literacy Skills (TOSLS) was used to assess the level of science literacy of students. This paper presents the results of the TOSLS testing of students aged 16-19 in several grammar schools in the Czech Republic in 2023 and compares them with the results of the TOSLS testing of students in the Slovak Republic in 2015. We found that Czech students in their final year of high school performed statistically significantly better on the TOSLS test in approximately two thirds of the items than Slovak students. For both groups of students, we observed good results in skills focused on evaluating scientific information, reading and interpreting graphical representations of data, and solving problems using quantitative skills, including basic statistical skills. On the contrary, the students had difficulty with skills related to understanding the elements of research design and their impact on scientific findings and understanding and interpreting basic statistical data.

Pengembangan E-Modul IPA Berbasis Flipbook Digital Untuk Meningkatkan Literasi Sains Siswa SMP

This research aims to describe the validity, practicality, and effectiveness of digital flipbook-based science e-modules to improve science literacy of junior high school students. This form of development research, which was conducted at SMP Negeri 7 Jember with a total of 31 students in class VIII F, employed the ADDIE paradigm (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate). Interviews, observations, questionnaires, tests, and documentation are all used as data gathering strategies. Research instruments include validation sheets, learning implementation observation sheets, pre-test and post-test inquiries, and student response questionnaire sheets. With a very valid category, the product validity values are 88%. Results for product practicality during learning are 94% in the category of being highly practical. Based on a review of the N-gain, product efficacy results fell into the high category at 0.84, and the findings of the student response questionnaire fell into the good area at 76%. The results of this research indicate that the developed digital flipbook-based Science e-module is valid, practical, effective, and appropriate for improving students' science literacy in science learning in junior high schools.

CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENT’S CURIOSITY AND SCIENCE LITERACY SKILLS WITH SCIENCE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

This research is a quantitative correlation study using an ex-post facto design to determine the correlation between student curiosity and science literacy skills with science learning achievement at Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo Elementary School. There is no revelation about the correlation between students' curiosity, science literacy skills, and learning achievement at the elementary school level, so researchers are interested in conducting this research at Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo Elementary School, which has implemented the Minimum Competency Assessment system for its students. The population and sample in this study were 86 students in 6th grade at Muhammadiyah 2 Sidoarjo Elementary School. Research data obtained using questionnaires and documents. Data analysis techniques used is multiple correlation analysis. Based on the results of the study obtained the conclusion there is a correlation between curiosity and science literacy skills of students with student’s science learning achievement.

DEVELOPMENT OF A PROBLEM BASED LEARNING ORIENTED PHYSICS E-MODULE TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

This study aims to: 1) develop a problem-based learning-oriented physics e-module to improve the science literacy of high school students, 2) determine the feasibility of the e-module, 3) determine students' perceptions of the e-module. The method used in this study is Research and Development (R&D) using the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model. However, this research was carried out limited to only the Development stage because limited research time, research costs, and adjustments to the needs of development research. The research instruments used are: 1) validation sheets of material experts, media experts, and learning design experts to find out the feasibility of the e-module being developed, 2) Student perception questionnaire to find out students' responses to the developed e-module. The results of this study showed that the results of the validation test received an average assessment of all aspects for material experts of 97.47% with very decent categories, media experts of 92.61% with very decent categories, and learning design experts of 96.52% with very decent categories and for student perception results obtained an average of all aspects of  94.23% with excellent categories. Based on the results of expert validation tests and the results of students' perceptions, it can be concluded that the products developed are decent for use as a medium for learning physics in schools.

Teachers’ use of inquiry and language scaffolding questions when preparing an experiment

This study analyze data from three national contexts in which teachers worked with the same teaching materials and inquiry classroom activities, investigating teachers’ use of strategies to promote interaction and scaffolding when participating in a professional development program. The data material is collected from three case studies from the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, respectively. Each case is from a teaching unit about green plants and seed sprouting. In one lesson in this unit, students were involved in planning an experiment with sprouting seeds, and this (similar) lesson was videotaped in three national settings. The main research question is, as follows: How do primary teachers use questions to scaffold conceptual understanding and language use in inquiry science activities? The data analysis shows that teachers ask different kind of questions such as open, closed, influencing and orienting questions. The open, orienting questions induce students to generate their own ideas, while closed orienting and influencing questions often scaffold language and content-specific meaning-making. However, both open, closed, orienting and influencing questions can scaffold student language and conceptual understanding. Often, teacher questions scaffold both language content-specific meaning-making at the same time. The study shows the subtle mechanisms through which teachers can use questions to scaffold student science literacy and thereby including them in classroom interaction.

Application of STEM-PjBL Based Chemistry Module to Improve Science Literacy and Student Learning Motivation

The purpose of this study is to determine the application of the use of STEM-PjBl-based chemistry modules in improving science literacy and student learning motivation. The subjects of this study were 2nd semester students in the 2022/2023 academic year who attended general chemistry lectures on the topic of organic compounds. There are 92 students divided into 3 classes. The research method uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design in the form of a one group pretest and posttest design. The instruments used in the study were science literacy test and learning motivation questionnaire. The research data were analyzed statistically and descriptive statistics including the calculation of N-Gain and percentage. Based on the results of data analysis, the increase in student science literacy was 0.46 with moderate criteria. Science literacy skills that increased significantly were in the aspect of explaining scientific phenomena by 81%. The application of STEM-PjBL-based chemistry modules also increases student learning motivation with an average of 76% before learning to 87% after learning. It can be concluded that using STEM-PjBl-based chemistry modules can help students improve science literacy and learning motivation in organic compound materials.

Improving Students' Collaboration Ability and Scientific Literacy through the Group Investigation Type Cooperative Learning Model

Many factors influence scientific literacy, including students' lack of activeness and interest in reading in the learning process. Based on the observations, it was found that students' collaboration abilities still needed to be higher, with a percentage of 60% not understanding collaboration. This is because students are less active in communicating and interacting, and the learning model applied by teachers needs to be more creative and innovative. This research examines the effect of the Group Investigation (GI) type cooperative learning model on the collaboration abilities and scientific literacy of fifth-grade elementary school students. The type of research carried out was experimental research, with a nonequivalent pre-test and post-test control group design. The population of this study was 133 students. The sample in this study involved 19 students in the experimental class and 18 students in the control class. Collaboration ability data was collected using questionnaire instruments and test instruments in the form of objective questions for scientific literacy. Next, the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques (t-test and Manova). Based on the t-test analysis, it was found that simultaneously, the GI-type cooperative learning model influenced students' collaboration abilities and scientific literacy. Based on descriptive analysis, the average score of the experimental group was more significant than the average score of the control group. The GI type cooperative learning model influences collaboration skills and scientific literacy.

Portraits of Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Literacy Skills Development in Students

Parental involvement generally occurs in elementary school and begins to diminish in middle school. Enlisting parental involvement in high school science is particularly challenging given parents tend to lack their own competencies in terms of scientific knowledge while simultaneously beginning to afford students increased independence. Research was conducted for employing active, meaningful constructivist-grounded parental involvement in high school science. Students participated in constructivist science learning activities with parents that utilized a facet of involvement strategies and socially supportive practices. Parents actively participated and communicated with students during science investigations via collaborative inquiry-based activities, self-assessments, and dialogue journaling. Parents and students participated in interviews, surveys, and questionnaires, as well as maintained dialogue journals for identifying themes. Triangulation of data identified the most effective strategies for involving parents in science learning and the impact of involvement on the development of student scientific inquiry and scientific literacy skills. Data indicated an increase in the development of scientific inquiry and scientific literacy skills in both parents and students, as well as student social, emotional achievement.    

Development and validation of an instrument for assessing scientific literacy from junior to senior high school

Assessing students' scientific literacy is necessary for science education policy, accountability and curriculum design and implementation, and there is a need for a valid, reliable and easy to use measurement instrument by local education authorities. Based on the definition and assessment framework of scientific literacy of PISA, a scientific literacy assessment instrument for junior high school and senior high school students was developed. The Rasch model was used to establish evidence for the validity and reliability of measures of the instrument. The results showed that the instrument measures met the validity and reliability expectations. Student scientific achievement levels were defined into four levels of Excellent, Advanced, Proficient and Basic using the Bookmarking method. The instrument can be used to assess student scientific literacy change from junior high school through high school to inform science education policy, accountability as well as curriculum design and implementation at local education levels.

Research Globally, Learn Globally: An Innovative Course-Based Research Project Through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Among Nutrition Students From American and Mexican Universities

The current article describes a 12-week course-based research project through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) among nutrition students from American and Mexican universities. Students were divided into small research teams, developed questionnaires, and conducted online surveys with college students in their home institutions. After a data collection period, each research team analyzed data and compared results between American and Mexican participants. Based on their study results, each research team developed a proposed 6-month nutrition intervention project for college students. Post-COIL project survey results demonstrate that students rated high in the areas of overall COIL experience, the duration and time of interaction in the COIL project, technologies, interaction with peers and professors, global and cultural competency, and overall satisfaction of the project. This research also highlights the importance of a course-based research project in student critical thinking skills and science literacy. Future research is needed to effectively evaluate the synergistic effects of COIL and a course-based research project on student learning across the globe.