STUDY OF NEW PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS- INQURY ABILITY TO THE PHOTOSINTESIS CONCEPT
Baiq Fatmawati
Universitas Hamzanwadi
Abstract
The learning process has characteristics that reflect the interactive, holistic, integrative, scientific, contextual, thematic, effective, collaborative, and student-centered. This type of learning usually uses constructivist learning, one of them is Inquiry. Inquiry is a process to obtain and to get information by conducting observations or experiments to find answers or solve problems for questions or formulation a problems by using critical and logical thinking skills. The focus of this study aimed at knowing the new prospective teachers- inquiry ability. The Respondents were new prospective teachers of Hamzanwadi University. The research instrument was a student worksheet with the topic given "fotosintesis". Data analysis used descriptive statistical methods by calculating the score of each indicator of inquiry. The results of data analysis for each indicator were (1) problem formulation; 66. (2) Hypothesis; 50. (3) Design; 40. (4) Findings; 12. (5) Conclusions; 10. It can be concluded that the new prospective teachers- in their involvement still needed to be trained, guidance, and continues to be explored. Therefore, the students used inquiry to the next learning.
Keywords: student-centered, konstruktivis, inquiry, new prospective teacher, fotosintensis
Topic: BIOLOGY EDUCATION