Contribution of practical work to student competence in plant physiology
Sariwulan Diana, Fadia Firdaus, Yollanda Amalia Husna

Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi, FPMIPA, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Photosynthesis as a part of plant physiology is a very important material, because it can be used to solve problems on an ecological and economic scale. The reality shows that students^ mastery of the material is still low. One way to master learning material is through practical work. Sometimes the laboratory facilities and equipment at school are inadequate, so practical work can still be carried out using local materials and virtually. The aim of this study is to reveal the contribution of practicums using local materials and virtual laboratories to student competencies, namely science process skills and digital literacy. Quasi Experiment was used in this study with three experimental classes, namely, class L1 which used local materials, class V1 which used the olabs virtual laboratory and experimental class V2 which used the melati virtual laboratory. The results show that the science process skills of students in classes L1, V1 and V2 are on average at a good level. Likewise, in classes V1 and V2, students^ digital literacy is at a good level. Thus, the implementation of practicums using local materials or virtual laboratories contributes to improving student competency, even in the medium category. Changes in student competencies in science process skills are on average at the complementation level, while in digital literacy they are at the revision level. To improve student competency, practical equipment needs to be further developed.

Keywords: Local materials and virtually practical work, plant physiology, photosynthesis, science process skills, digital literacy

Topic: Biology and Biology Education