Guided-inquiry laboratory experiments to improve students' analytical thinking skills

Tutik S. Wahyuni, Rizki N. Analita

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This study aims to improve the experiment implementation quality and analytical thinking skills of undergraduate students through guided-inquiry laboratory experiments. This study was a classroom action research conducted in three cycles. The study has been carried out with 38 undergraduate students of the second semester of Biology Education Department of State Islamic Institute (SII) of Tulungagung, as a part of Chemistry for Biology course. The research instruments were lesson plans, learning observation sheets and undergraduate students' experimental procedure. Research data were analyzed using quantitative-descriptive method. The increasing of analytical thinking skills could be measured using gain score normalized and statistical paired t-test. The results showed that guided-inquiry laboratory experiments model was able to improve both the experiment implementation quality and the analytical thinking skills. N-gain score of the analytical thinking skills was increased, in spite of just 0.03 with low increase category, indicated by experimental reports. Some of undergraduate students have had the difficulties in detecting the relation of one part to another and to an overall structure. The findings suggested that giving feedback the procedural knowledge and experimental reports were important. Revising the experimental procedure that completed by some scaffolding questions were also needed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopment of Chemical Education in 21st Century Learning
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Chemical Education, ISCE 2017
EditorsIs Fatimah, Allwar, Riyanto, Krisna Merdekawati, Noor Fitri
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735416031
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Seminar on Chemical Education: Development of Chemical Education in 21st Century Learning, ISCE 2017 - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Duration: 12 Sept 201713 Sept 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1911
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference2nd International Seminar on Chemical Education: Development of Chemical Education in 21st Century Learning, ISCE 2017
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityYogyakarta
Period12/09/1713/09/17

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Guided-inquiry laboratory experiments to improve students' analytical thinking skills'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this