SEMESTA: Journal of Science Education and Teaching
Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Science Education Journal

DEVELOPMENT OF WEISMANN GAME ON THE CONCEPT OF BREEDING SYSTEMS IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS AS A MEDIA FOR INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

Nurul Annisa (Jurusan Pendidikan IPA, Universitas Negeri Padang)
Tuti Lestari (Universitas Negeri Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Dec 2021

Abstract

The intend of this study is to develop a valid and practical educational game. Expected this game can give rise to create a pleasurable atmosphere in the evaluation process of the concept of the breeding system in plants and animals in grade 9. The game is named “Weismann”, derived from the name of the scientist who originated the germplasm theory, August Friedrich Leopold Weismann. This research belongs to the type of Research and Development. The instruments used in this study were interview questionnaires, validation questionnaires, and practicality questionnaires. The data source came from the results of interviews with science teachers and students, the results of products assessments by experts, as well as the practicality test scores for the use of games by teachers and junior high school students. Based on study, two results could be stated. First, the educational game “Weismann” is in the very valid category with a value of 91.2. Second, the use of the “Weismann” educational game according to teachers and students is in the very practical category with values of 95.0 and 83.7, respectively. It could be inferenced that the educational game “Weismann” based on Google Sites, the concept of the breeding system of plants and animals in grade 9 is valid and practically to used in science learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

semesta

Publisher

Subject

Education Other

Description

SEMESTA Journal of Science Education and Teaching is a journal that is managed by Department of Natural Science Education, Universitas Negeri Padang. First published in 2019 and regularly published twice a year. The script that is loaded is the original manuscript, not yet published in other ...