In recent years, educational reforms have made scientific literacy a major priority because of its increasing importance in today’s dynamic world. Program for international student assessment 2015 ...evaluated scientific literacy from 72 countries, and Lebanon ranked 65th. Scientific literacy levels among Lebanese secondary school students and gender differences are unknown. This study fills this research gap. A total of 130 students from Lebanon’s private secondary schools were involved in this research. Scientific literacy levels were assessed using an instrument developed by Gormally et al. (2012), who conceptualized nine science competencies contributing to scientific literacy including understanding research designs, creating and interpreting graphs, and solving quantitative problems. Welch’s ANOVA and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data. Lebanese secondary school students have very low scientific literacy levels, and no significant difference was observed between genders. We present recommendations for adding desired skills to the curriculum based on a review of the underlying factors.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan peningkatan literasi sains melalui implementasi model CCL pada materi energi dan perubannya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah quasi eksperimen dengan desain ...one group pretest and posttest. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas IV di SDN Lampeuneurut yang berjumlah 160 siswa. Adapun teknik pengambil sampel yaitu random sampling, sehingga sampel dalam penelitian adalah siswa kelas IV-B berjumlah 40 siswa yang terdiri dari 22 siswa perempuan dan 18 siswa laki-laki. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan lembar observasi dan butir soal tes. Teknik analisis data digunakan persentase untuk mengukur keterlaksanaan implementasi model CCL, dan untuk analisis literasi sains dilakukan dengan menggunakan gain. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keterlaksanaan implementasi model CCL adalah 83% yang dikategorikan baik. Hasil analisis literasi sains menunjukkan adanya peningkatan dengan skor gain untuk indikator identifikasi masalah yaitu 0,5; indikator menarik kesimpulan adalah 0,7 dan indikator membuat keputusan yaitu 0,5. Peningkatan literasi sains pada gain tersebut dikategorikan pada kategori sedang. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa implementasi model CCL ini dapat meningkatkan literasi sains siswa sekolah dasar pada materi energi dan perubahnnya.
This study aims to measure students' scientific literacy and collaboration skills. The method used was survey research on 267 high school students in Jakarta. The instrument in this study was a ...scientific literacy test of 40 multiple-choice PISA items developed by Moore and Foy (1997) and a non-test instrument in a rubric observation sheet to measure students' collaboration skills. The results show that students' scientific literacy is at a moderate level. Of 27 students, there are 3% of students with very high scientific literacy skills, 7% of students with high scientific literacy skills, 64% of students with moderate scientific literacy skills, 11% of students with low scientific literacy skills, and 15% of students with very low scientific literacy skills. The research concludes that scientific literacy is a skill that students must possess. Scientific literacy and collaboration skills are needed to face the demands of 21st-century learning with the rapid development of technology and knowledge.
Future generations need scientific literacy to face challenges. One of the factors that influence students' scientific literacy is self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to analyze how much ...influence self-efficacy and scientific literacy had. This research is a quantitative correlational study. The population of this research is the population of all fifth-grade students of SDN Kepuh Sedan Sidoarjo. A sample of VA class students was determined through the proportional cluster random sampling technique. The research instrument was a scientific literacy test and a self-efficacy questionnaire developed in a standardized manner. Analysis with simple linear regression test. The study results indicate that: (1) there is a positive influence between self-efficacy on the scientific literacy of elementary school students; (2) The effect of self-efficacy on elementary school students' scientific literacy is 26.2%. This means that 26.2% of the contribution in elementary school students' scientific literacy is influenced by self-efficacy.
This article reports on the introduction of Taiwanese new literacy-oriented science curriculum reform and the development of a measure of scientific literacy (SL). Curriculum reform has always been ...received increasing attention from educators in many countries around the world. Meanwhile, trends in science education policy have emphasized the importance of SL as a transferable outcome and the main goal of science education (Fives et al., 2014). It would seem reasonable, therefore, that the new science curriculum guidelines (NSCG) would be developed for grade 3-grade 12 in Taiwan for making progress toward the goal of SL. In this article, the authors (a) discuss the background of science education reform in Taiwan, (b) introduce and describe the features of NSCG, (c) evaluate the relative strengths and limitations of the present assessments, (d) describe a framework for aligning assessment with NSCG, and (e) conduct a pilot study for item analysis. For the 6th grade level, the pilot test reported an acceptable reliability coefficient, high item difficulty and good discrimination value of scientific literacy assessment (SLA). Further revision is necessary to make available a series of validated and reliable items being developed for assessing students’ SL at various science learning stages. Hopefully, SLA will finally fill the gap of the assessment part of the current science curriculum reform in terms of guiding educators to precisely evaluate students’ SL.
The scientific literacy of madrasa students currently shows a very proud trend. This is shown by the achievements in the field of science obtained in various science competitions. Scientific ...achievements are obtained through a long and continuous process, including through science coaching. By using qualitative methods, this study aimed to describe the science coaching model at State Madrasah Aliyah (MAN) 2 Malang City. The results showed that the science coaching model in MAN 2 Malang City includes four main aspects. First, strengthening the management aspect through establishing the olympic and research program and fulfilling adequate infrastructure. Second, strengthening students’ concepts and abilities through matriculation and programmed guidance. Third, empowering the olympic class and the olympic club through a rigorous selection and the implementation of periodic tests and tryouts. Fourth, synergy with other parties, such as Ma’had Al-Qalam, state universities, and National Achievement Center (Pusat Prestasi Nasional/Puspresnas). The success of scientific development cannot be separated from the interest and motivation of students to learn, adequate infrastructure, a conducive learning environment, and the support of the madrasa principal, committee, and parents.
The research objective was to find out how the critical thinking skills and literacy skills of elementary school students relate. The research method used is a correlational research method with a ...quantitative approach. Aims to reveal the relationship between variables. Population to be studied (Sugiyono, 2019). The population in this study were 215 fifth grade elementary school students consisting of 8 schools. The sampling technique used by researchers is simple random sampling technique. The sample of this research is 140 students. Data collection techniques in this study were in the form of tests of critical thinking skills and tests of scientific literacy abilities. The data processing carried out consisted of three stages, namely data description and categorization, analysis prerequisite testing, and hypothesis testing. Based on the research that has been done, it can be concluded that: 1) There is a relationship between scientific literacy abilities and students' critical thinking skills with a correlation coefficient of 0.368; 2) Scientific literacy ability influences or contributes to students' critical thinking skills by 13.6%; 3) Scientific literacy ability has a positive and significant relationship to students' critical thinking skills with a significance value based on a simple linear regression test <5%.
Regarding 21st-century learning, scientific literacy is an important competency which must be owned by students. Nevertheless, scientific literacy of Indonesian students has been recognized in low ...level. This study aimed to describe students’ scientific literacy in Bryophyta topic using problem-based learning. This Classroom Action Research (CAR) used the Kemis & Mc.Taggart research design. This study involved 30 students of X graders in Kristen Satya Wacana Senior High School. Students' scientific literacy was measured using a test which comprised of 15 MCQs and 5 essay questions. The data obtained was analyzed using N-gain score. The results indicated that students' scientific literacy was improved from cycle 1 (45.20) to cycle 2 (65.59) as they learnt about Bryophyta. The use of PBL in learning Bryophyta accommodates students' activities to promote their scientific literacy. Scientific activities in PBL strongly support the development of students' scientific literacy.
Im Sinne einer naturwissenschaftlichen Grundbildung (Scientific Literacy) sollen Schüler*innen Kompetenzen vermittelt werden, durch die diese naturwissenschaftliches Wissen nicht nur abrufen, sondern ...auch anwenden können. In diesem Beitrag wird ein stark experimentell ausgerichteter Naturwissenschaftskurs mit sukzessiv steigender Selbstständigkeit für die Eingangsphase der Oberstufe vorgestellt, der das Ziel verfolgt, bei Schüler*innen Scientific Literacy anzubahnen.
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