The specific researches focused on biology teacher candidates in nowadays outbreak/pandemic (COVID-19) condition are very scarce. This study aimed to describe the profile of COVID-19 literacy level possessed by biology teacher candidate students in Indonesia. The data in this survey research was collected between January and March, 2020. The selected location was Malang, one of education city and was announced as the red zone for COVID-19 spread. The total sample were 290 students. The data collection employed the questionnaire, contained of three parts i.e. information of respondent's identity, profile of information resource, attaining time profile of COVID-19 related information, and COVID-19 literacy level. The students' literacy scores were analyzed using ANOVA to analyze the presence of student's years' effect on COVID-19 literacy of biology teacher candidate students. As a result, students' years do not have a significant effect on their COVID-19 literacy. Most students had heard of COVID-19 before the disease was reported to enter Indonesia, but only few students were categorized in high level. The campus should respond immediately to these results, considering that students act as agents of information for those around them.

Understanding the concept of genetics needs to be balanced with high-level thinking skills and excellent metacognitive skills. However, efforts to measure the correlation between these two factors are still carried out partially. This study aims to determine the correlation between critical thinking, metacognitive skills, and cognitive learning outcomes in genetic studies. This study is correlational that measures the relationship between variables students’ critical thinking skills (X1), metacognitive skills (X2), and students’ cognitive learning outcomes (Y). As much as 118 students who took the genetic course were involved as the population as well as research subjects. Data collection instruments in this study consisted of tests of critical thinking skills and metacognitive skills tests as well as students' cognitive assessment sheets. The results showed that the achievement of student cognitive learning outcomes was influenced by 94% of the dependent variables examined in this study, while other variables influenced the remaining 6%. The conclusion of this study recommends that the regression models and coefficients used in this regression can be used to predict cognitive learning outcomes.

Tokkatsu: Initiating students' collaborative activities in lesson study piloting school. Objectives: This study aims to look at the best practices of tokkatsu implementation in familiarizing students' collaborative learning activities. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study was conducted at SD Muhammadiyah 4 Batu during July-December 2018 involving 31 subjects in grade V. The method was divided into four stages, including building basic student relations, relationship development, student learning methods, and integration of learning patterns into subjects. Data collection using observation and interview techniques, then analyzed qualitatively. Findings: The results showed that tokkatsu was able to initiate and stimulate students collaboration. Strengthening collaboration is carried out by reformulating ways of learning and habit of asking questions as the foundation of collaborative learning. Conclusion: The results of this study are used as a basis for improvement and strengthening of lesson study activities in schools.

High-order thinking skills (HOTS) are competencies that must be possessed by male and female students in 21st Century era. The purpose of this quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was to determine the effect of gender on the level of HOTS empowerment of high school students. The subjects of this study were  students of SMA Negeri 1 Malang and the sample of the study was students of class XI MIPA 10. All students receive biology learning by applying Problem-based Learning (PBL) combined with Two Stay-Two Stray (TSTS) assisted by “Sangkar Hati” media. The collected data were analyzed by using one way ANCOVA. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that HOTS achievement of female students is not significantly different from male students. Through the findings of this study, it is expected that the implementation of Biology learning in other schools will also implement innovative education with creative media that can empower HOTS of female and male students.

This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the school literacy movement (SLM) program in junior high schools in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The evaluation includes three stages of SLM: the stage of habituation, development, and learning. This study was an evaluative study using the CIPP model (context, input, process, and product) and used a qualitative descriptive approach. The sample unit consisted of 12 schools, with a category of nine public schools and three private schools. The schools were selected using a purposive random sampling technique. The research sample consisted of teachers, principals, and education personnel. Methods of data collection through observation, interviews, and examination of program implementation documents. Data analysis uses the Miles and Huberman model which consists of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing, while the formulation of strategic steps uses the calculation of internal strategic factors (IFAS) and external strategic factors (EFAS). The results showed that the implementation of new literacy at the habituation and development stage had not yet reached the learning stage. However, IFAS and EFAS values are 3.34 and 3.39, respectively. These results indicate that the development of the literacy program still has many weaknesses (<5.00) and needs intensive efforts in order to increase student literacy.

Many students in Indonesia are not responsive about the environmental problems around them. This study aimed to (1) analyze environmental literacy differences between male and female students, (2) analyze environmental literacy differences based on gender and parental occupations, and (3) analyze the influence of the interaction between gender and the parents’ occupations. This study used a quantitative approach. This study consisted of 70 students in 11th grade as a subjects. The subjects were determined randomly in three majors, i.e. multimedia, nursing, and pharmacy. Students' environmental literacy was measured using the MSELS instrument developed by McBeth, 2011. The results study showed that no significant difference in knowledge and cognitive skills between male and female students, but there were significant differences in attitudes and behavior. Moreover, there was no significant difference in knowledge, attitudes, and cognitive skills between students whose parents work. However, there were significant differences in behavior between students whose parents' jobs were different. There is a significant relationship between male students in the aspects of knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and cognitive skills, but not significantly related to female students' behavior. There was no significant interaction between male and female students and their parents' different environmental literacy occupations.

ABSTRAKLesson study merupakan pembinaan profesi melalui pengkajian pembelajaran yang dilakukan secara kolegial kolaboratif dan berkelanjutan dalam rangka meningkatkan kualitas proses dan hasil belajar. Hasil akhir yang diharapkan dalam pembelajaran adalah peningkatan dan keseimbangan antara kemampuan soft skills dan hard skills peserta didik yang meliputi aspek kompetensi sikap, keterampilan, dan pengetahuan. Matakuliah genetika lanjut bertujuan agar mahasiswa mampu menganalisis materi genetik, sintesa protein, hereditas pada manusia, mutasi, genetika populasi dalam pendekatan molekuler, terampil membuat contoh, model serta mendemonstrasikan model simulasi karakter, proses kerja materi genetik dan mutasi. Proses pembelajaran pada matakuliah genetika lanjut dilakukan dengan menggunakan diskusi kelompok. Penerapan pendekatan molekuler dalam pembelajaran genetika lanjut bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran konkrit terhadap konsep genetika yang bersifat abstrak, sehingga mahasiswa mampu berpikir hingga tingkat yang paling kecil. Kendala yang sering muncul dalam pembelajaran adalah masih rendahnya minat baca mahasiswa. Hal ini tampak dari kecenderungan mahasiswa merujuk hanya pada satu sumber bacaan yang berbahasa Indonesia. Hasil yang diperoleh dari implementasi lesson study ini adalah meningkatnya hasil belajar kognitif mahasiswa menjadi 80.91% dengan keterlaksanaan lesson study sebesar 91.04%, serta terciptanya 25 karya tulis ilmiah oleh mahasiswa sebagai best-practices pembelajaran implementasi lesson study pada matakuliah genetika lanjut. Kata Kunci :pembelajaran berbasis lesson study, genetika lanjut, karya tulis ilmiah ABSTRACTLesson study is an assessment of the profession coaching through learning by collegially and collaboratively in order to improve the process quality and learning outcomes. Final results are expected to have an increase and balance between the soft skills and hard skills of the learners that includes the aspects of competence like attitudes, skills and knowledge. The course aims to make the students to be more capable on analyzing genetic material, protein synthesis, heredity in human, mutations, genetics population inmolecular approach, skillfull in making examples, becoming a model and demonstrating the character simulation, processes and mutation of genetic material. The learning process in the subject of genetics is further conducted by using focus groups. The application of molecular approaches in learning genetics aims to provide a concrete illustration on the abstract concept of genetics, so that students are able to think at the smallest level. The obstacles often arised in learning is low motivation in reading by the students. The evidence can be found from the tendency of students to refer on only one source of reading in Bahasa Indonesia. The results obtained from the implementation of lesson study is the increased cognitive achievement of students to be 80.91% with adherence to lesson study by 91.04%, and the publication of 25 scientific papers written by the students as the im...

Keterampilan berpikir siswa perlu dikembangkan melalui kegiatan pembelajaran yang inovatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi manfaat penerapan model pembelajaran PBL modifikas pada mata pelajaran biologi melalui kegiatan lesson study. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri 1 Malang dengan melibatkan terdiri atas siswa-siswi XI MIPA 10 sebagai subjek serta melibatkan empat guru dan empat dosen perguruan tinggi sebagai tim LS. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan bantuan instrumen lembar observasi pembelajaran serta lembar evaluasi guru. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran PBL modifikasi berbantuan media “sangkar hati” diindikasikan mampu meningkatkan keterampilan bertanya siswa, motivasi belajar siswa, serta mengatasi alokasi pembelajaran yang terbatas. Melalui studi ini, diharapkan pengimplementasian PBL maupun penerapan kegiatan LS dapat dibiasakan diselenggarakan di berbagai sekolah