Abstract. This study investigated the students' attitude towards science and the effect of gender on students' attitude. A total of 77 secondary school students participated in this study that were selected randomly in cluster, from various schools of Bandung, Indonesia. The attitude questionnaire consisted of 23 items related to four dimensions: enjoyment, selfconfidence, value and motivation. Data collected by questionnaire were converted into interval scale using Method of Successive Interval (MSI) and further analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The use of MSI for analyzing the questionnaire data is still fairly new. Results showed that students' positive attitude towards science was at medium level and there was no significant difference in attitude towards science between the female and male students. The study is of great significance to science teachers in order not to be gender biased when teaching science learning.
The present study investigated the photodecomposition of an organic material during the partial (88.76%) solar eclipse phenomenon of 9 March 2016 in Bandung, Indonesia. Curcumin and anatase titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) particles were used as models of organic material and photocatalyst, respectively. The influence of the process parameters (i.e., curcumin concentration and the amount of TiO 2 ) on the photodecomposition process was also investigated. The results showed that the curcumin was decomposed along with the solar light irradiation time. During the solar eclipse, the photodecomposition rate is suddenly down. The partial solar eclipse provided a slower photodecomposition process than the process under sunny days (conducted on 8 and 10 March 2016). The concentration of curcumin and the amount of TiO 2 also have played an important role in the photodecomposition, in which the lower concentration of curcumin and the higher amount of TiO 2 have a correlation to the obtainment of higher photodecomposition rate.
Solar eclipse phenomenon is one of the spectacular events in nature. On 9 March 2016, the solar eclipse happened in several regions in Indonesia. This event attracted tourists to visit Indonesia. The tourists came for not only seeing the beautiful solar eclipse scene but also getting sensation of myths and cultures in Indonesia during the solar eclipse. Here, the aim of this study was to discuss about the effects of solar eclipse event on the increases in the number of tourists to Indonesia and influence of foreign exchange in Indonesia. Research methodology used in this study was a literature study comparing to statistical data of a number of tourists who come to Indonesia. To investigate about myths in Indonesia, we took literature study by collecting information from international journals relating to myths in Indonesia. Afterwards, to investigate the tourist effect on economy of Indonesia, we used data from Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics about hotel occupancy and exchange rate . The data was also compared to the economic data (before and after total solar eclipse occur). In conclusion, although ancient people agree that the solar eclipse is a dangerous event, the modern people think that the event is one of the spectacular phenomena. Combination of beautiful nature with myths and cultures in Indonesia attracted more tourists to visit Indonesia. Indeed, the event gave beneficial points for Indonesian people because tourists gave a financial advantage to local people. Thus, the long-term goal is to give information that Indonesian people must be able to take chance the natural wealth of Indonesia to attract tourists to improve the local economy in Indonesia.
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