PROFILE OF RESEARCH ASPECTS AND OBSERVATION SKILLS IN THE PLANT MORPHOLOGY MODULE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Silvia Nur Azizah (a*), Muzazzinah (a), Sri Widoretno (a)

a) Biology Education Department, Sebelas Maret University . Jalan Ir. Sutami No. 36A, Surakarta, Jawa Tengah 57126
*silviaaazizah[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Observational skills are fundamental to thinking skills and developing other science process skills. This research aims to measure observational skills, which are part of the research aspects of various plant morphology modules used in higher education. The study is a descriptive qualitative research with a reduced number of indicators, totaling 415. The research procedure involved creating indicators of interaction between observational skills and research aspects to analyze the content and context of the modules. The analysis showed that: 1) the lowest percentage of interaction was found in ECI, ECO, ERI, ERO, and CAI, with an average of 0.00%, meaning no interaction occurred- 2) the highest interaction was FGN, with an average of 1.45%. Overall, the interaction between observational skills and research aspects within the plant morphology material has not been developed to its full potential. Therefore, it is necessary to develop plant morphology teaching materials based on observational skills and research aspects.

Keywords: observation skills- research aspects- Plant morphological material

Topic: Biology and Biology Education