Analysis the quality of structure and the existence of quantitative literacy in biology worksheet in the high school textbook
E Nuraeni*, S A Soesilawaty1, and Ramadayanthi1
1Departemen Pendidikan Biologi , Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
This study aims to explain the quality of the structure and the existence of quantitative literacy in the biology worksheet in the high school textbook. Observation Sheet that contain the indicator of quantitative literacy adopted from AAC&U was used to capture the presence of quantitative literacy (calculation, representation, interpretation, application, communication, and assumption). The structure of worksheet was analyzed based on Vee Diagram framework. The subjects in this study were 40 worksheets was chosen randomly in 3 the biology class XI textbook. The existence of quantitative literacy that can be identified in all worksheet from the three textbooks consists only of the ability of interpretation, calculation, application, and communication. All interpretation and calculation capabilities are found in the note / transformation component of worksheet, while all application found in the knowledge claims component, communication in two components, namely transformation (50%) and knowledge claims (50%).
Keywords: biology worksheet, literacy quantitative, Vee Diagram
Topic: BIOLOGY EDUCATION