Argumentation is considered by science teachers as a major component of science education. Middle school students need to be empowered in their argumentation skills to answer challenges to global competition. This study aimed to compare the argumentation skills between male and female students in science through the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) model and guided inquiry model. There were 317 participants (150 male and 167 female) eighth-grade students of several schools in Bandar Lampung. The Pretest-posttest Non-equivalent Control Group Design was used as a part of a quasi-experimental design. The experiment class applied the ADI model and the control class applied the guided inquiry model. The data were collected by argumentation test, questionnaire of implementation learning syntax, and participant’s response. The data were analyzed by ANCOVA test and qualitative techniques. The results indicated that the ADI model led to a significant increased in argumentation skills in the science context. Moreover, there is no difference in the achievement of females and males. When students were encouraged to state claims and support their claims with data, warrants, and backing, it was observed that their argumentative discourse increased in terms of both the structure and the complexity of the argumentation. In light of the findings, it is suggested that the argumentation activities should be developed to promote students' science content knowledge and argumentation skills of both male and female students.

Objective assessment tests are not able to describe students' abilities comprehensively, so alternative forms of assessment are needed. This study aims to reveal the contribution of alternative assessment forms of learning journals in the study of Botany Phanerogamae courses. This type of research is descriptive by asking students to make learning journals after each lecture session. The subjects of the study were 35 students who joint the Botany Phanerogamae course. Data collection techniques were carried out by collecting learning journals and objective tests. The collected data was analyzed by quantitative descriptive, and qualitative descriptive. The results showed that 94% of students had demonstrated accuracy, 83% were able to remember the learning process, 75% were able to identify concrete facts and reasons, 49% were able to find the benefits of lecture material, 93% were able to describe lecture material, 60% were able to formulate problems, 80% able to explain the explanation of the lecturer, 77% able to describe the way he studied, 91% were able to identify the way the lecturer motivated, and 89% were able to formulate lessons learned from the lecture. Although there are still some weaknesses, the learning journal is able to reveal many aspects of student competence.

Abstrak  Guru sebagai tenaga pengajar dan pendidik dituntut untuk mampu merencanakan, melaksanakan, melakukan evaluasi, dan harus terampil dalam membuat dan memanfaatkan media pembelajaran. Salah satu kegiatan pembelajaran adalah Remedial teaching. Remedial teaching merupakan kegiatan pembelajaran bagi siswa yang belum memenuhi Kriteria Ketuntusan Minimal (KKM). Siswa yang belum tuntas umumnya pada materi yang berbeda-beda antara siswa satu dan yang lainnya. Hal ini menjadi kendala bagi guru dalam pelaksanakan kegiatan remedial teaching. Untuk itu guru harus memanfaatkan media pembelajaran. Guru-guru BIOLOGI SMA di Kabupaten Tulang Bawang Barat baik guru SMA Negeri maupun swasta selama ini belum terampil dalammembuat media pembelajaran serta memanfaatkannya khsusnya dalam remedial teaching. Oleh karena itu perlu adanya pelatihan terhadap guru-guru dengan tujuan meningkatkan keterampilan dan pemahaman guru-guru Biologi SMA di Kabupaten Tulang Bawang Baratdalam membuat media pembelajaran dan memahami strategi memanfaatkan media dalam remedial teaching. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan ini adalah ceramah,demonstrasi,dan praktikmembuat media video tutorial, dan evaluasi. Hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan ini menunjukkan bahwa pelatihan yang dilakukan dapat meningkatkan pemahaman dan kemampuan guru-guru dalam membuat media video tutorial dan implementasinya dalam pembelajaran remedial teaching. Semua guru mampu membuat dan menyelesaikan produk berupa media video tutorial dengan baik.   Kata kunci:Media, Remedial Teaching, Video Tutorial

The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of the relationship between the level of metacognitive awareness and cognitive learning outcomes of student biology teacher candidates at Lampung University. This study used a survey research design with a sample size of students. Metacognitive awareness questionnaires and cognitive question sheets were provided in this study. The questionnaire measures eight aspects of metacognitive awareness, namely declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, conditional knowledge, planning, information management strategies, comprehension monitoring, debugging strategies, and evaluation. Question sheets evaluate cognitive learning outcomes. The results showed that the students had a very good level of metacognitive awareness (54%). There was no significant relationship between metacognitive awareness and student cognitive learning outcomes (r = 0.898). It was concluded that metacognitive awareness did not affect cognitive learning outcomes at levels C1, C2 and C3.

The development of teacher professionalism must primarily be based on the individual needs of the teacher himself, in addition to the needs of the institution and group of teachers. So far, it has been indicated that teachers, especially at the SMP/MTs level, have problems in developing a scientific approach based learning program, especially in implementing it. The implementation of Science and Technology for Society (IbM) has been held to improve the understanding and skills of junior high school science teachers at South Lampung in developing teaching material based on scientific approach with the Argument-Driven Inquiry learning model. Lecturers as resource persons and education experts in the development of teacher professionalism coordinate the implementation of the program and its implementation. The results of the implementation this IbM indicate an increase in teacher understanding of the design of junior high school science teaching materials based on the scientific approach with the Argument-Driven Inquiry learning model. Teacher skills are improved, especially in compiling a Science Worksheet for Students in a Junior High School based on a scientific approach with argumentation. Therefore, the implementation of IbM carried out effectively and in accordance with the expected results.