International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 6, No 1: March 2017

The Usage of Recycle Materials for Science Practicum: Is There Any Effect on Science Process Skills?

Setiyo Prajoko (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Mohamad Amin (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Fatchur Rohman (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Muhana Gipayana (Universitas Negeri Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Mar 2017

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the effect of recycle materials usage for science practicum on students' basic science process skills of the Open University, Surakarta. Recycle materials are the term used for the obtained materials and equipment from the students’ environment by taking back the garbage or secondhand objects into goods or new products which have a benefit for practicum activities. Randomized posttest only control group design was applied in this study and involving 83 students which divided into experimental class and control class. Collected data were science process skills test and questionnaire. The results of this study obtained Kruskal Wallis test result of 0.000<0.05. So, there was effect of recycle materials usage for science practicum on students’ science process skills. Students also provided positive feedback on the use of recycle materials for science lab activities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJERE

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...