Being confident in basic chemistry laboratory activity through pre-lab demonstration videos: design and development
Ella Fitriani, Maria Paristiowati, and Balqis Mukarromatunnisa
Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Chemistry Education Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jalan Rawamangun Muka 13220, Jakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
There are difficulties for first-year chemistry students to adapt to chemistry laboratory activity since they are lack of experience in their school. As a result, it affected their confidence and even their safety in the laboratory. One of the very basic skills in chemistry laboratory is the titration. This multi-year study aims to design and develop chemistry pre-laboratory demonstration videos to make students familiar with the skills before they start the laboratory activity. The data were collected by questionnaire, documentation, and interview. Based on the evaluation of users and experts, usability and feasibility of the videos were categorized very high. Moreover, corrections and suggestions are implemented to improve the chemistry pre-laboratory demonstration videos quality.
Keywords: pre-laboratory; demonstration video; titration; basic chemistry
Topic: Chemistry