Jurnal SINTA 1
Improving Undergraduate Science Education Students’ Argumentation Skills through Debates on Socioscientific Issues
Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia · Vol. 10 No. 3 (2021) · pp. 428–438
- ISSN
- 2089-4392, 2339-1286
- Published
- 2021-09-29
- Publisher
- Program Studi Pendidikan IPA Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (FMIPA)
- Language
- eng
Abstract
This research aims to examine undergraduate students’ argumentation skills during and after the learning process in the classroom setting and their responses toward the implementation of socioscientific issues (SSI) through debate in the learning process. This research involved 32 undergraduate students and implemented design-based research with pretest and posttest in a natural classroom setting using three topics of SSI debate that widely discussed in Indonesia: Nuclear Powerplant (Topic 1), Food Preservation (Topic 2), and Genetically Modified Organism (Topic 3). Data was collected using observation sheets, tests, and questionnaires. Observation is to measure argumentation ability when applying the debate method in class settings, the test measures the improvement of argumentation skills, and questionnaires measure students’ responses to the application of the debate method. In this study, argumentation scores were obtained from six indicators and divided by a maximum score of 24 times 100. Normalized gain (N-gain) was calculated to determine the effectiveness of the intervention in the classroom. T-test was also conducted to test the significance of the differences in the pretest and posttest results on argumentation skills. The results obtained in this study are: the argumentation skills score during the learning process for six groups were 95, 80.6, 90.3, 95, 83.3, and 77.5; the mean score of pretest and posttest were 52.22 ± 6.62 and 85.78 ± 4.72. The consistency of opinions shows the change from “agree” to “disagree” for Topics 1 and 3. The undergraduate students agree and consistently agree toward Topic 2. The paired t-test result also shows that the intervention statistically has a significant difference between the two means, indicating that the undergraduate students’ argumentation skills are better than before the intervention. Otherwise, most of the undergraduate students respond positively toward the implementation of the debate related to SSI. Despite some limitations, the debate on SSI can improve argumentation skills in classroom settings, especially in science education majors.
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- Universitas Negeri Surabaya
- Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
- Indonesia University of Education
- National Research and Innovation Agency
- The University of Adelaide
- Universitas Madura
- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
- Other organisations
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| Co-author | Organisation | Joint articles |
|---|---|---|
| Beni Setiawan | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 2 |
| Miftakhul Ilmi Suwignya Putra | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 2 |
| Ahmad Fauzi Hendratmoko | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| An Nuril Maulida Fauziah | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Wasis | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Mochammad Zumar Firdaus Ermawan | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Edi Suwandi | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Safitri Yosita Ratri | The University of Adelaide | 1 |
| Ida Kaniawati | Indonesia University of Education | 1 |
| Heny Ekawati Haryono | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Binar Kurnia Prahani | Affiliation unknown | 1 |
| Moh Zayyadi | Universitas Madura | 1 |
| Muhammed Akif Kurtuluş | Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi | 1 |
| Deni Hadiana | National Research and Innovation Agency | 1 |
| Zulmi Ramdani | Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung | 1 |
| Andi Amri | Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof Dr Hamka | 1 |
| Jaka Warsihna | Indonesia Open University | 1 |
| Darwis Chandra | Indonesia University of Education | 1 |
| E. Sopandi | National Research and Innovation Agency | 1 |
| Raden Wakhid Akhdinirwanto | Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo | 1 |
| Rudiana Agustini | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Dhita Ayu Permata Sari | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Elok Sudibyo | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Suryanti Suryanti | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Inzanah Inzanah | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Laily Rosdiana | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Hasan Subekti | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| I Wayan Suastra | Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha | 1 |
| Ni Putu Ristiati | Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha | 1 |
| Luh Putu Budi Yasmini | Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha | 1 |
| Nur Shofiyah | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Zainul Arifin Imam Supardi | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Sitti Rahma Yunus | The University of Queensland | 1 |
| I Gusti Made Sanjaya | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
| Suci Prihatiningtyas | Universitas Negeri Surabaya | 1 |
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