Strengthening the Basic Competence of Sciences for Master Students of Science Education Program

APA 6th edition
In-text: (Hindarto, Wiyanto & Iswari, 2017)
Your Bibliography: Hindarto, N., Wiyanto, & Iswari, R.S. (2017). Strengthening the Basic Competence of Sciences for Master Students of Science Education Program. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 12(10), 2317-2325.

Harvard
In-text: (Hindarto, Wiyanto and Iswari, 2017)
Your Bibliography: Hindarto, N., Wiyanto, and Iswari, R. (2017). Strengthening the Basic Competence of Sciences for Master Students of Science Education Program. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 12(10), pp. 2317-2325.

Chicago 16th edition
In-text: (Hindarto, Wiyanto and Iswari 2017)
Your Bibliography: Hindarto, Nathan, Wiyanto and Retno Sri Iswari (2017). "Strengthening the Basic Competence of Sciences for Master Students of Science Education Program". International Journal of Environmental and Science Education 12 (10):2317-2325.

Abstract

Based on Indonesian National Qualification Framework (known as, KKNI), master studen in science education alumnus is targeting to well understanding about materials or concepts that rely on memorization will impact on students' inability to construct relationships between concepts, integrate new concepts with previous concepts to create imagination in understanding concepts. In order to achieve the specific target, the research used explorative research design with writing test data, then for triangulation data, the test result is followed up with in-depth interview. In-depth interviews were conducted through clinical interviews and individual demonstration interviews. The results showed that the initial ability of science S2 students in science subjects is low. On a scale of 0-100 the profiles of basic competence in science of the students is 35.4 for Physics, 43.7 for Biology and 49.7 for Chemistry. Interviews indicate that unfavorable learning materials are complex materials and a lot of discussion on work mechanism, abstract material and many scientific terms and materials that require a high level of understanding. Based on these results need to be developed student-centered learning that is learning that activate and cause high curiosity. Implementable learning is a learning model with experiment / practice, problem solving, assignment or project, invention and simulation so that students find their own concept or material to be learned. The results of this learning will be more memorable and not easy to forget.

Keywords: Basic concept, Science education

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