Analysis of the Questioning Ability of Biology Education Students Based on Cognitive Level in Plant Morphology Course

Abstract

The ability to ask questions about plant structure is very important in learning to empower student problem solving. This study aims to determine the questioning ability of biology education students at Bengkulu University during teaching and learning process of Plant Morphology course. The sample of this study was Biology Education students who enrolled plant morphology course. The students' questioning ability was analyzed based on the number of questions and the quality of the questions asked by the students. The number of questions was then presented as a percentage and the quality of the questions was analyzed based on the cognitive level and categorized as LOTS or HOTS. Qualitative analysis was conducted to determine the students' questioning ability about the learning process of plant morphology. The results showed that 58, 67% of all students have asked questions at the cognitive level C1-C5. The percentage of the students' questioning ability at C1 level is 16.67%, C2 is 30.56%, C3 is 30.56%, C4 is 19.44% and C5 is 2.78%. The students' questioning ability in plant morphology courses was in the category of Low Order Thinking Skill (LOTS) about 77.79% and High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) about 22.21%. In the future, it is hoped that the students' questioning ability can be improved so that they can create a level of thinking with High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS).