Students' Generic Science Skills in Chemistry Learning Using Inquiry-Based Learning

Abstract

Generic skills are skills needed for various fields of work and life. In this research, the generic skills discussed are generic skills in the field of science, called generic science skills. This research aims to analyze the effect of inquiry-based learning on students' generic science skills in chemistry learning. It was quasi-experimental research with the post-test only design. The population was the eleventh-grade science students of state high school 5 Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The sample in this research was taken by random sampling technique as many as two groups, namely the experimental group and control group. The students in the experimental group learned through the inquiry-based learning, while students in the control group learned through the conventional learning. The data on the student's generic science skill were collected through the generic science skill observation. The data were analyzed by using one-way ANOVA with SPSS version 23.0. The results showed that students who used inquiry-based learning in the assessment process have increased generic science skill better than those used conventional learning. Thus, the conclusion of this research was that the implementation of inquiry-based learning has a significant effect on the increase in generic science skills.

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“…www.ijacsa.thesai.org Each stage of the inquiry learning approach requires students to think critically and analytically in solving problems. Inquiry-based learning is associated with phenomena by the knowledge that students have previously to help students build new knowledge [36]. It follows the characteristics of students, namely learning through direct experience, primarily through their activities [37].…”