Enhancing Science Skills via Inquiry Demonstration
Enhancing Science Skills via Inquiry Demonstration
Abstract
Keywords: The research was conducted to obtain an overview of improving Science Process Skill
Inquiry; and Self Regulation by using the Inquiry Interactive Demonstration learning model on
Interactive Demonstration; science material at Junior High School Public No. 19 Bandar Lampung, this research
Science Process Skill; uses a Quasy Experiment with a research design The Matching Only Pretest-Posttest
Self-Regulation; Design. Collecting data using observation sheets and Science Process Skills test using
multiple choice while for self regulation using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed
using a multivariate test (Manova). This study concludes that the inquiry interactive
demonstration model can improve science process skills and self-regulation. The
researcher suggests applying the inquiry interactive demonstration model to improve
science process skills and self regulation in other science learning materials so that
they can help develop science skills and reduce learning difficulties in other learning
materials.
To cite this article:
Kurniawan, F., Haka, N.B., (2023). Enhancing students’ science process skill and self-
regulation through inquiry interactive demonstration in science materials. Thabiea : Journal
of Natural Science Teaching, 6(1), 106-117.
Introduction
Science is the knowledge that provides a positive impact on the growth of students,
mainly to answer the development of the 21st century. According to Nuangchalerm & El
Islami (2018), the nature of science consists of scientific processes and scientific attitudes.
Science is related to all students finding natural phenomena systematically, so science is not
only a collection of reliable knowledge in the form of facts, concepts, or principles but also
includes the scientific method (Ritter et al., 2018). Science will generate high-quality learners
with powerful values, attitudes, and critical thinking abilities, leading to a generation capable
of problem-solving. Students' ability to acquire information and knowledge is determined by
their active participation in the learning process. The material obtained does not have to be
delivered by the teacher, but by students who actively participate in the teaching and learning
process (Holden, 2015).
Science learning can help students to be interested in observing biological objects as
real objects. Students will gain direct learning experience, with the observed things assisting
them in understanding the subject (Romadhona & Suyanto, 2020). Learning Science
prioritizes processing skills given that the principle of Science learning is the process,
product, and attitude. The learning process of science tends to emphasize students to be given
direct experience to develop competence and foster thinking ability.
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Method
The research method used is the Quasy Experiment so that there are two classes. The
two classes were given a pretest and posttest treatment of science process skills and self-
regulation so that the research used the design of The Matching Only Pretest-Posttest Control
Group. The pattern of The Matching Only Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design in Table 1.
The population in this study were all eighth-grade students of Junior High School 19
in Bandar Lampung City, Lampung, Indonesia, in the academic year of 2020/2021. The
sample in this study used a cluster random sampling technique to produce two selected
classes, namely the experimental class, and the control class. Both of the sample classes are
assumed homogenous. The number of students in this study that will be used as a research
sample is 60 students who are divided into 2 classes (experimental class and control class), so
that it consists of 30 students. The first class was chosen as an experimental class
implementing an interactive inquiry demonstration learning model. The second class was
chosen as a control class, implementing a conventional learning model.
The instrument for collecting the data was an test examining students' science process
skills and a self-regulation questionnaire. The instrument of science process skill in this study
adopted indicators from Tawil & Liliasari (2014) in Kurniawan et al., (2022), which consisted
of twelve aspect, namely observing, classifying, interpreting, predicting, communicating,
asking questions, hypotheses, planning experiment, using tools/materials, applying concepts,
and conduct experiments. The instrument test of science process skill in this study used two
instruments, namely multiple choice tests and observation sheets. The instrument test of
science process skill consists of 20 questions about the material of the human digestive
system, while on the instrument of observation sheet science process skills using the Guttman
Scale which consisted of two intervals, namely Yes and No. Each question represents an
indicators of science process skills. The indicators of the science process skills test are
presented in Table 2.
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Question
Indicators Sub Indicator Question
Number
and proteins from each type of food ingredients in daily life
through the activity of testing the content of foodstuffs.
Students can predict calorie needs to compose a balanced
6 Predicting
menu of body needs by using patterns or observations
Students can describe by reading tables or graphs or
7, 8 Communicating diagrams of nutritional needs and experimental results of
food substance testing
Students can provide feedback by asking questions about
9 Asking questions
the structure and use of each type of food nutrition
Students can propose hypotheses to conduct experiments
10, 11, 12 Hypotheses
regarding the test of food substance content
Planning Students can plan experiments by determining tools,
13
experiment materials, and sources for conducting food testing
Using Students can use tools and materials to determine the
14, 15
tools/materials content of substances contained in food ingredients
16, 17, Students can know the concept to explain the organs of the
Applying concepts
18, 19 digestive system of food
Conduct Students can determine the working steps of an observation
20
experiments properly and correctly
The analysis of the science process skills and self-regulation was carried out in two
ways, namely as follows: (1) descriptive statistical analysis was carried out by describing the
data from the test results of science process skills and self-regulation. Furthermore, the
analysis of science process skills and self-regulation was carried out using the Normalized
Gain Score (N-Gain) test. The use of the N-Gain score test can describe the extent of the
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Table 4. Recapitulation of the pretest and posttest scores of students science process skill in
two class
Component
Group
Pretest Posttest Total Students
Experiment 49,03% 83,38%
31
Category Enough Very High
Control 47,41% 66,93%
31
Category Enough High
In the pretest, there was no significant difference in scores between the experimental
class and the control class, so it can be interpreted that the students' initial ability in science
process skills is still relatively low because it has not been prioritized. The low pretest in the
experimental class and control class was caused by several factors, among others rarely doing
practicum and doing questions on the types of science process skills. Another factor is caused
by the model or learning method used at the time of learning has not facilitated students to
develop science process skills. This is in accordance with the results of research conducted
(Permanasari & Hamidah, 2013), states that one of the factors that cause the low science
process skills of students is because in general teaching and learning activities are still using
traditional (conventional) learning methods, so students are less able to develop and explore
science process skills.
In addition to the pretest, a posttest was also handled to see the enhancement of
science process skills after being treated in the form of an interactive inquiry demonstration
model. The results of the post-test of science process skills in both research classes can be
seen in table 4. In the posttest, there are differences between the experimental class and the
control class, so it can be stated that the inquiry interactive demonstration model is better than
the lecture and demonstration methods (conventional methods). This can be interpreted that
the inquiry interactive demonstration learning conducted in the experimental class contributes
to assisting students in mastering science process skills compared to the lecture and
demonstration method (conventional) conducted in the control class. This is in accordance
with the results of research conducted by (ghumdia, & adams, 2016), that the inquiry-based
learning method is more effective in improving the achievement of students' science process
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Table 5. Results of the combined score recapitulation of science process skills observation
sheets
Control Class Experiment Class
Indicators
Score Average Category Score Average Category
Observe 76,20% High 81,44% High
Classification 75,60% Medium 81,85% High
Interpretasion 75,40% Medium 80,02% High
Prediction 74,59% Medium 79,22% High
Communication 73,32% Medium 73,38% Medium
Question 73,38% Medium 74,33% Medium
Hypothesis 73,98% Medium 74,99% Medium
Planning an Experiment 75,60% Medium 78,22% High
Tools and Materials 75,40% Medium 79,63% High
Concept Application 78,62% High 78,81% High
Carry Out Experiment 76,07% High 81,48% High
In the classification indicator, the experimental class is higher than the control class.
This is because in the experimental class on the syntax of observation and manipulation
students are required to group and record each observation separately in the human digestive
system practicum. In addition, the classification activities in the experimental class were more
trained to students compared to the control class. Based on table 5, the combined results of the
science process skill observation sheets obtained by the experimental class were higher than
the control class. This is because students are emphasized to identify and make good
observations through practical activities. persons will have skill if that person trains it through
activities. Likewise, the science process skills in students will increase if they have the
experience to perform or practice these skills (Kurniawan et al., 2022).
In addition, there are differences in N-Gain scores in the experimental class and the
control class. The analysis of the N-Gain test in this study is useful for knowing the difference
in the improvement of students' science process skills between the experimental class and the
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control class. The results of this N-Gain value can be seen in Table 6.
Table 6. The results of the n-gain score of science process skills in the experimental class and
control class
Description Control Class Experimental Class
Amount Sample 31 31
N-Gain Average 0.34 0.66
Category Medium Medium
Based on Table 6, there is an increase in science process skills in both classes after
learning is carried out. To find out the difference in the improvement of students' science
process skills between the experimental class and the control class, an analysis was conducted
using the N-gain test on science process skills. The N-gain value obtained by the experimental
class is 0.66 in the high category while the control class is only obtained by 0.34 in the
medium category. The higher average value of N-gain in the experimental class compared to
the control class is in accordance with the research of (Rahmat & Suhandi, 2017), which
states that the application of the inquiry interactive demonstration approach can improve
students' science process skills.
1. Improvement of Self-Regulation
Self-regulation questionnaires were given to students at the beginning and end of
learning to determine the increase in self-regulation. the results of the self-regulation indicator
questionnaire can be seen in Table 7. Based on Table 7, the average value of the pretest in the
experimental class and control class is in the high category indicating that there has been self-
regulation in the class. Not significantly different from the pretest value between the
experimental class and the control class. The pretest value in the experimental class is 69.83%
in the high category and the control class is 70.76% in the high category.
Based on Table 7, the average value of the pretest in the experimental class and
control class is in the high category indicating that there has been self-regulation in the class.
Not significantly different from the pretest value between the experimental class and the
control class. The pretest value in the experimental class is 69.83% in the high category and
the control class is 70.76% in the high category, this matter is stated that the experimental
class and control class have self-regulation values that are not much different.
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Based on Table 7, the results of the posttest mean scores have increased self-
regulation in the experimental class and control class. In the experimental class, the average
posttest score was higher than the control class. The experimental class obtained an average
posttest score of 79.31% in the high category, while the control class obtained 69.83% in the
high category. It can be stated that the experimental class by being treated with the inquiry
interactive demonstration model can improve students' self-regulation compared to the
conventional class.
The difference in the value of the self-regulation indicator in the experimental class
and control class increased in the posttest. Overall, the self-regulation indicator The
experimental class is superior to the control class in the posttest value section. The posttest
mean score on the awareness indicator in the experimental class is higher than the control
class. The posttest average value of the awareness indicator in the experimental class was
higher than the control class. the experimental class in the awareness indicator got a score of
84.07% with a high category while the control class got a score of 69.55% with a category. In
the experimental class using an interactive inquiry demonstration model, the teacher provides
stimulus to students through the observation syntax first so that students can easily find out
the problems that will be presented by the teacher. The application syntax gives students
awareness that a problem can be solved and applied to everyday life. According to Haka et
al., (2021), states that self-regulation can make students set learning strategies so that they can
solve a problem independently by realizing their own thoughts.
Table 8. The results of the n-gain score of self-regulation in the experimental class and
control class
Description Control Class Experimental Class
Amount Sample 31 31
N-Gain Average 0.31 0.11
Category Medium Medium
The results of the pretest and posttest are included in the N-gain calculation to see an
increase in self-regulation ability. Table 8 shows that there is an increase in self-regulation in
the experimental class and higher than the control class. The N-gain value in the experimental
class was 0.31 in the medium category while the control class was 0.11 in the low category.
This proves that the use of the inquiry interactive demonstration model can improve students'
self-regulation abilities. Learning using an inquiry interactive demonstration learning model
by conducting demonstrations in the form of learning videos and practical activities can
improve student self-regulation. In the experimental class, students do practicums,
discussions, and presentations students can realize their own thoughts to plan, set strategies,
do homework, and prepare information related to learning materials can improve the quality
of students' daily tests. This statement is supported by Dewi & Taufik, (2020), stating that
self-regulation is the ability of individuals to regulate themselves in achieving the desired
target so that this ability will affect the processes and results of the efforts carried out by
individuals. If the individual can manage himself well, then he will get the results following
the target. Conversely, if the individual cannot manage himself properly, then the desired
target will not be achieved.
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Based on Table 9, it can be seen that the normality test result for the n-Gain score of
science process skills and self-regulation has a sig. value from Kolmogorov-Smirnov of >
0.05. Therefore, the research data obtained comes from the normally distributed population.
Meanwhile, The results of the homogeneity of science process skills and self-regulation are in
Table 10.
Tabel 10. The result of multivariate test (mannova) and between-subjects effect test
Science Process Skill Self-Regulation
Test Type Sig. (2- Sig. (2- Information
Information
tailed) tailed)
0,000 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤ α 0,000 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤
Multivariate Test
(0,05) α (0,05)
Between-Subjects 0,000 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤ α 0,000 Sig. (2-tailed) ≤
Effect Test (0,05) α (0,05)
Based on Table 10, the results of the multivariate test and the between-subjects effect
test on science process skills and self-regulation obtained sig. (2-tailed) 0.05, then H1 is
accepted. Hypothesis testing using multivariate test and between-subject effect test showed
that the use of the inquiry interactive demonstration model could improve students' science
process skills and self-regulation. This can be interpreted that the treatment given to the
experimental class in the form of inquiry interactive demonstration learning model affects the
mastery of science process skills. According to Noviani (2019), the use of inquiry interactive
demonstration learning model during the learning process takes place the teacher guides and
trains students to develop and master science process skills.
Learning with the inquiry model provides opportunities for students to find and
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Conclusion
Based on the results of research conducted on the effect of the interactive inquiry
demonstration model on science process skills and student self-regulation, it can be concluded
that there is an influence of the interactive inquiry demonstration model on science process
skills and self-regulation. The achievement of science process skills and self-regulation of
students in the experimental class was higher than in the control class. Because the use of
interactive inquiry demonstration models can practice scientific skills, facilitate scientific
activities, and help students for management in learning. The researcher suggests applying the
interactive inquiry demonstration model to other science materials so that it can help students
develop science skills and reducing difficulties in other science learning materials.
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