Differences in the ability of environmental literacy for Coastal Middle School Students in terms of gender differences 1. Kadir- 2. Jahidin- 3. Fahyudin
1. Department Mathematics Education Universitas Halu Oleo
2. Department Biology Education Universitas Halu Oleo
3. Department Chemistry Education Universitas Halu Oleo
Abstract
Literacy skills have become an important topic for educational researchers in recent years. Various studies have examined several types of literacy such as mathematical literacy, scientific literacy, technological literacy, and environmental literacy. However, these studies have not reviewed environmental literacy for students in coastal areas related to gender. This study aims to examine the differences in the ability of environmental literacy for coastal junior high school students in terms of gender differences. This research uses the development and experimental research methods. Researchers develop learning material models that utilize the potential coastal environment in a variety of mathematical problems. After obtaining validation from education and environmental experts, this learning material is then used in mathematics learning in class VIII of coastal junior high schools on Buton Island by involving two classes, a medium mathematical ability class and a low mathematical ability class. The design of this study was a pretest-posttest group design. Both classes are taught with the same teaching material. Collect environmental literacy data using mathematical ability literacy tests based on coastal environmental problems. After learning for two months, both classes were given a literacy test. The results of the data analysis showed that the students^ environmental literacy skills improved significantly. Increasing literacy ability of students with low mathematical ability is higher than for students with high mathematical abilities. However, there was no significant difference in the environmental literacy ability between female and male students, although the results were revealed that the literacy ability of male students was higher than the literacy ability of female students.
