Pemahaman Aspek-Aspek dalam Hakikat Sains (Nature of Science) oleh Guru Sekolah Dasar di Wilayah 4P (Pedalaman, Perbatasan, Perkotaan, dan Pesisir)

Abstract

Nature of Science knowledge understanding can be related to natural science conceptual understanding. It is expected that having understanding in nature of science concepts will minimize misconception in science concepts. Therefore, every teacher should understand aspects on nature of science. Because of the importance of nature of science, a research on elementary school teachers’ understanding on nature of science in 4P areas (rural, bordered, coastal, and urban) should be done. This research is aimed to to know the use of View of Nature of Science form B that has been translated and adapted to Bahasa Indonesia. This is qualitative research, in which focusing on evaluating elementary school teachers’ view of nature of science and the use of transadapted VNOS form B questionnaire that has been developed by Lederman and El-Khalick in the USA. Indeed, there are six aspect of Nature of Science that has been measured using VNOS form B. The result shows that most of respondents are naïve in understanding those six NOS aspects.

Hakikat Sains (Nature of Science) Dan Peran Pentingnya Dalam Pembelajaran Ipa

“…Sehingga, Sebagian besar pengajar dan siswa di Indonesia masih asing dengan istilah hakikat sains atau Nature of Science sehingga tidak memiliki pengetahuan tentang hakikat sains. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemahaman hakikat sains baik oleh guru maupun siswa masih berada dalam kategori sedang sampai dengan rendah (Annisa & Listiani, 2017;Adi & Widodo, 2018). Mengingat pentingnya hakikat sains bagi pembelajaran IPA/sains, maka diperlukan perhatian terhadap pemahaman hakikat sains baik oleh guru maupun siswa, dan juga calon guru (Muna et al, 2017).…”

“…Selain itu, ada hal yang lebih penting yaitu pemahaman sains oleh guru harus terlebih dahulu diperhatikan. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemahaman guru di Indonesia terkait hakikat sains masih tergolong sedang dan cenderung rendah (Annisa & Listiani, 2017;Adi & Widodo, 2018). Hal ini akan berpengaruh pada kemampuan mereka dalam mengajarkan hakikat sains pada siswa.…”

Pre-Service Physics Teacher from Islamic Education Campus Vs. Non-Islamic Education Campus: Which One is more Scientifically Literate?

“…Scientific literacy is very important for students, especially in Indonesia, because it is the basic competence of students in understanding their living environment and various daily problems which are very dependent on the progress of science and technology [11], [12]. Scientific literacy is expected to help students adapt to advances in science and technology, especially to face challenges in the future [13]. However, in reality, scientific literacy of Indonesian students is still far below the average [14]- [18].…”

Analysis of the Nature of Science in Elementary School Science Curriculum and Its Empowerment in Student Book

“…The nature of science is the basis for studying science because the nature of science has many influences on science education. With the nature of science, students are expected to be able to think scientifically and wisely in addressing a problem (Annisa & Listiani, 2017). Science learning in schools starting from planning learning, implementing learning, to evaluating learning, must reflect the nature of science, including in the science curriculum (Ali et al, 2018).…”