Enhancing Metacognitive Abilities through the Biology Project
Nur Rokhmani Tri Siswi(a*), Yayan Sanjaya(b), and Mimin Nurjhani(b)
(a)Biology Education, Postgraduate School, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
*nur.rokhmani[at]upi.edu
(b)Department of Biology Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract Metacognitive ability is assessed to have an effect on how the students can learn independently to obtain academic achievement. Learning that can support the development of metacognitive abilities are needed, so students can be directly involved in developing their learning strategies. For this reason, the study applies project-based learning to biology subjects to develop student metacognitive learning. In this study, the effect of project-based learning on students ability to solve metacognitive test questions on biology subjects was shown. This study aims to measure how project-based learning can improve students metacognitive abilities and identify students metacognitive awareness in learning. The data in this study were collected through pretest, posttest and metacognitive awareness questionnaires. These data were analyzed quantitatively to produce a better understanding of the problem and the results of the study. As a result, students ability to solve metacognitive problems has increased by 19,4 points. The Gain Index obtained from the average student yield is 0.7. It was also explained that students metacognitive awareness after project-based learning began to appear in several aspects including aspects of search strategy and planning with an average response of 36 and 34 points, respectively.
Keywords: Metacognitive ability; Project Based Learning; Biology Project;
Topic: Biology Education