Difference among Levels of Inquiry: Process Skills Improvement at Senior High School in Indonesia
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| Title: | Difference among Levels of Inquiry: Process Skills Improvement at Senior High School in Indonesia |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hardianti, Tuti, Kuswanto, Heru |
| Source: | International Journal of Instruction. Apr 2017 10(2):119-130. |
| Availability: | International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Inquiry, Foreign Countries, Quasiexperimental Design, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Statistical Analysis, High Schools, Secondary Education, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Active Learning, Instructional Effectiveness |
| Geographic Terms: | Indonesia |
| ISSN: | 1694-609X |
| Abstract: | The objective of the research concerned here was to discover the difference in effectiveness among Levels 2, 3, and 4 of inquiry learning in improving students' process skills. The research was a quasi-experimental study using the pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group research design. Three sample groups were selected by means of cluster random sampling. They were three SMA ("sekolah menengah atas," Indonesian senior high school) classes respectively serving as Experimental Group 1 were treated with inquiry learning of Level 3 (ILL-3), Experimental Group 2 were treated with inquiry learning of Level 4 (ILL-4) and Control Group were treated with inquiry learning of Level 2 (ILL-2). The research results indicate that there is significant difference in effectiveness among Levels 2, 3, and 4 of inquiry learning in improving students' process skills. Inquiry learning of Level 3 (ILL-3) is more effective than inquiry learning of Level 2 (ILL-2) and Level 4 (ILL-4) in improving students' process skills, as shown by the gain scores. It, therefore, indicates that, in improving students' process skills, the teacher could apply inquiry learning of the levels that are appropriate for their scientific experience and competence, which are then to be raised to higher levels. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 27 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1138375 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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