Unnes Science Education Journal
This journal publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring internationally in science curriculum, instruction, learning, policy, and preparation of science teachers with the aim to advance our knowledge of science education theory and practice
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<![CDATA[Physics Laboratory Management: A Novel Use of QR Code Tag on Physics Equipment Storage Cabinet ]]>
<![CDATA[Mahmudah, Ifa Rifatul]]>;
<![CDATA[Maulidah, Rifa'atul]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2021): February 2021 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v10i1.40982
<![CDATA[The application of QR codes in laboratory management is an increase, but the study of its use in the physics laboratory equipment storage is rarely done. There are numerous in various laboratory equipment stored in the physics laboratory. Well-organized storage with QR-code installment in the cabinet should be a big consideration to assist laboratory users at trace and emplace the equipment in an appropriate. This study aims to develop the application of QR codes in designing the layout of laboratory equipment at the cabinet. The development of the storage layout of laboratory equipment refers to the research and development methods. There are two main focuses in this study, specifically are how to design the layout storage of laboratory equipment and how to develop the QR code scanning system in a physics laboratory. The questionnaire was distributed to 23 respondents, the highest result with 100% agreement shown when they assessed the utility of a QR code-based laboratory storage system and the design of a laboratory equipment layout. The laboratory users give a positive response to the laboratory management system that developed based on QR code. They consider the QR code system is an effective way of trace and emplace the laboratory equipment.]]>
<![CDATA[The Effects of Reading and Concept Map Teams Games Tournament Model Assisted by Picture Card and Snake Ladder on Students' Critical Thinking Skills ]]>
<![CDATA[Widyatama, Angga Sofyana]]>;
<![CDATA[Amalia, Andin Vita]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 10 No 2 (2021): July 2021 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v10i2.41034
<![CDATA[This study aims to determine the significant effect of the application of the reading and map concept learning models teams games tournament with the help of picture cards and snake ladders on students' critical thinking skills on the material excretion system. This type of research is quasi experimental with a nonequivalent control group design using purposive sampling in class VIII D and class VIII E from the population in class VIII A to class VIII H. The research data were obtained from pretest and posttest scores and questionnaire sheets. The results of the t-test analysis related to critical thinking skills showed -0.13 in the initial data and 10.47 in the final data. Analysis of N-gain on increasing students' critical thinking skills results 0.80 (high) for the experimental class and 0.38 (moderate) for the control class. The results of the questionnaire sheet analysis showed a percentage of 89.30% with a very good category. Based on this it was concluded that learning using the reading and map concept team games tournament model with the help of picture cards and snake ladder on the excretion system material affects the improvement of students' critical thinking skills.]]>
<![CDATA[The Implementation of Innovative Thematic Module to Improve Students Logical Thinking Ability ]]>
<![CDATA[Widiyatmoko, Arif]]>;
<![CDATA[Dewi, Novi Ratna]]>;
<![CDATA[Yanitama, Arka]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 9 No 3 (2020): December 2020 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v9i3.41035
<![CDATA[The purpose of this study was to developing an innovative thematic module on basic physics course and improving students’ logical thinking ability especially in the subject of Basic Physics II. The assessment developed in this study is an inquiry-based assessment to determine the ability to think logically by the students in learning science theme "light and vision." The research’s results and discussions are a module on the theme of light and vision developed by the eligibility requirements in very decent achievement category. The results showed that 56.66% students are in the stage of formal thinking, capable of abstract thinking and can analyze the problem scientifically and then resolve the issue, to acquire knowledge based on logical reasoning. The implementation of an innovative thematic module can improve students’ logical thinking ability.]]>
<![CDATA[Analysis of Student’s Difficulties in Solving Physics Problem: Impulse and Momentum Topics ]]>
<![CDATA[Adianto, Tri]]>;
<![CDATA[Rusli, Muhammad Aqil]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2021): February 2021 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v10i1.41517
<![CDATA[Physics education essentially intends to cultivate student’s analytical and reasoning capabilities. However, this objective is hard to achieve because there are many students who facing difficulties in solving physics problems. This research was conducted to identify the types of student’s difficulties in solving momentum and impulse problems, along with the factors causing it. This research was conducted using a descriptive qualitative approach to 66 students of Senior High School 2 Makassar who had studied momentum and impulse topics. The data collection process was carried out using test and interviews. Based on the results, it can be identified that there are two types of student’s difficulties in solving momentum and impulse problems. The first type was physical difficulties which consisted of student’s difficulty in understanding the questions (26%) and student’s difficulty in determining the useable equations (25%). Then, the second type was mathematical difficulties which consisted of student’s difficulty in substituting the data to the equation (63%) and student’s difficulty in performing mathematical operations (76%). Based on interviews and analysis, it can be concluded that these difficulties was commonly faced by students while solving physics problems, including in momentum and impulse topic. Futhermore, the difiiculties were caused by several factors, namely: 1) the lack of student’s understanding about physics concepts, 2) the weakness of student’s mathematical skills, 3) the lack of physics learning process which is not honing student’s problem-solving skills and 4) the lack of student’s motivation on developing their problems solving skills in physics subjects. Thus, researchers recommend to all physics teachers in Indonesia to immediately develop or implement learning strategies or methods which are considered capable of overcome all student’s difficulties that have been found.]]>
<![CDATA[The Use of Quizizz As An Online Assessment Application for Science Learning in The Pandemic Era ]]>
<![CDATA[Darmawan, Melissa Salma]]>;
<![CDATA[Daeni, Fitri]]>;
<![CDATA[Listiaji, Prasetyo]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 9 No 3 (2020): December 2020 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v9i3.41541
<![CDATA[In the current pandemic era, learning process must be counduct online, including for assessment. To support online assessments, it is necessary to use information technology. A good and valid application for online assessment offered in this study is Quizizz. The purpose of this study is todetermine student responseapplication of online exams using the quizizz.The research subjects were students of science education, Universitas Negeri Semarang. The exam is a midterm of astronomy course. The method of research carried out includesthe applied method, responding to quizizz in conductinglearning assessments of multimedia learning. Theresults showed that students were very responsive tothe application of the quiz during the midterms, thoughthe mean score was still low (43.08% with a standard deviation of 15.83%), but students accepted the resultsand try to fix it. For the questionnaire, student responses to the use of Quizizz tend to be positive with the results of 8 statements getting positive responses of more than 50% of the total students.The Quizizz presents the problem with easeby analyzing the results of the detailed answers to help teachersor lecturers in carrying out the assessment.]]>
<![CDATA[Science Process Skills in Science Education of Developed and Developing Countries: Literature Review ]]>
<![CDATA[Mushani, Mercy]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2021): February 2021 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v10i1.42153
<![CDATA[The purpose of this literature review is to analyze and evaluate the research studies conducted on science process skills (SPS) in science education in the context of developed and developing countries. A follow-up to this study will investigate teacher facilitation of SPS development at Primary School level in Zambia. The method carried out in this study is a literature review. It involved analyzing and synthesizing some research work already conducted globally, considering the educational significance of SPS. The search was limited to peer-reviewed journal articles written in English and whose full papers were available on the databases. Additionally, the articles were published between 1987 and 2018 because SPS's teaching and learning has been prevalent in research since the early 1980s. In total, 198 articles were found as a result of the initial search. The researcher screened abstracts of these articles to judge their relevance, and from this screening process of abstracts, 40 papers have been included for review. Reviewed study trends on SPS development conducted from developed and developing countries focusing on three vantage points: science curriculum, teacher education and the 21st Century Learning. Based on the findings, more research studies on SPS in science education are carried out in developed countries than developing ones. The review findings indicate uneven inclusion of SPS in the science curriculum documents and the curriculum implementation at all science education levels. Lastly, results display few studies on SPS education regarding 21st Century Learning conducted in developed and developing countries. Concerned education bodies must take appropriate and reasonable exploits on teacher training of SPS education and the balanced inclusion of SPS in the science curriculum and its implementation into consideration. SPS still champions the development of other skills individuals are supposed to possess in this 21st-century era. Hence, SPS education in science education remains a need for both developed and developing countries.]]>
<![CDATA[Design of Student Worksheets for The Collision Material to Develop Analytical Thinking Skills ]]>
<![CDATA[Hidayah, Husnul]]>;
<![CDATA[Imtinan, Nisrina]]>;
<![CDATA[Linuwih, Suharto]]>;
<![CDATA[Aji, Mahardika Prasetya]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 9 No 3 (2020): December 2020 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v9i3.42276
<![CDATA[Student worksheets are used as a learning resource that is concise and practical. The design of student worksheets that is concise and practical tends to be low in developing the stages of thinking processes. Physics learning that studies natural behavior always involves analytical thinking. The development of student worksheets based on analytical thinking design is the important goal in this study. Three stages are used to develop student worksheets with an analytical thinking design, that are differentiating, organizing, and attributing. Student worksheets design with the development of analytical thinking has been generated for momentum material. The differentiating stage includes identifying the quantity of moving object, defining the amount of momentum and estimating the velocity before and after the collision. The organizing stage includes the activities of analyzing and relating the momentum quantity to the collision phenomenon. While the attributing stage includes the activities of deducing the relation between momentum quantity and the collision phenomenon, also evaluating the law of conservation of linear momentum of a collision. The results of student worksheets validation obtained a percentage of 92.9%, so this learning resource is in a highly valid criteria. The design of student worksheets that develop analytical thinking skills can form the basis and support higher thinking skills.]]>
<![CDATA[The Potential of Electronic Media Integrated Islamic Values on Students' Motivation and Creative Thinking Ability ]]>
<![CDATA[Praptiwi, Ucca Swasti]]>;
<![CDATA[Yulianto, Agus]]>;
<![CDATA[Ellianawati, Ellianawati]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2021): February 2021 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v10i1.42340
<![CDATA[This research is a preliminary study regarding the teacher's description of learning, student learning motivation, students' creative thinking skills, and the need for developing electronic comic learning media based on integrated problem based learning Islamic values at SMPN 3 Watumalang. This research uses a descriptive method. This study's subjects were 44 students of class VIII and teachers of science subjects at SMPN 3 Watumalang. The research was conducted from October to November 2020. The data collection instruments were questionnaires, interview guidelines, and creative thinking skills test questions. The results of interviews with students indicated that the students' intrinsic motivation was still low. The ability to think creatively is still lacking, with a percentage of 42.8%. In the elaboration indicator, most students answered correctly, while in the originality indicator, students were less careful in answering, and only 14.3% of students could answer correctly. Based on the questionnaire analysis results, electronic comic learning media based on problem based learning integrated Islamic values as an alternative media for learning media on vibrations, waves, and sounds in everyday life are needed for development with a percentage of 64%. The use of electronic comics is expected to increase student motivation and creative thinking skills.]]>
<![CDATA[Real Science Mask with QR Code to Improve The Digital Literation ]]>
<![CDATA[Savitri, Erna Noor]]>;
<![CDATA[Dewi, Novi Ratna]]>;
<![CDATA[Amalia, Andin Vita]]>;
<![CDATA[Rahmadani, Oky Eviana Putri]]>;
<![CDATA[Kholidah, Anisia]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 10 No 1 (2021): February 2021 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v10i1.42537
<![CDATA[This research aims to develop a valid Real Science Mask with QR Code learning media. The goal to be achieved through this research in general is to produce learning media that can build a concrete learning experience and be able to improve digital literacy of science students. The research and development (RnD) method by analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) was performed. The data collection instruments used were observation sheets, expert validation sheets, and questions. The teaching and learning instruments were declared feasible and ready for application with a few revisions based on the validation results. Aspects that are considered in the feasibility test of the Real Science Mask with QR Code media are relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, flexibility, interface, suitability of material with digital and cognitive literacy skills, and media function. Real Science Mask with QR Code is a specially designed learning media that has been tested feasible and valid to improve digital literacy of science students.]]>
<![CDATA[Professional Development in Certificate Educational Studies Leadership (CESL) for School Literacy Movement ]]>
<![CDATA[Latifah, Nur]]>;
<![CDATA[Ms, Zulela]]>;
<![CDATA[Agustiningsih, Walisa Tri]]>
<![CDATA[ Unnes Science Education Journal Vol 9 No 3 (2020): December 2020 ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Department of Integrated Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang in Collaboration with Perkumpulan Pendidikan IPA Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.15294/usej.v9i3.42572
<![CDATA[The purpose of this research is to analyze the improvement of the professional competencies of teachers who participated in the "Certificate in Educational Studies in Leadership (CESL)†for literacy movement at Tugu Utara 19 primary school. Researchers in this study used a qualitative approach with descriptive methods aimed at telling a story of a data, event or phenomenon unearthed through in-depth interviews with sources with knowledge and understanding and deep experience of the phenomenon. Data collection techniques use observation, interview, and documentation techniques. The results showed that the competence of professional teachers in carrying out literacy was a cognitive pre-action literacy movement in schools, 83.3% very good which answered almost 80% of teachers and educational personnel that they liked literacy corridors, and as many as 87.5%, which is 87.5% answering very happy, suggestions and upgrades to the next school project at Tugu Utara 19 primary school.]]>
