Open AccessFostering students’ scientific literacy and communication through the development of collaborative-guided inquiry handbook of green chemistry experiments
Author(s) -
Risa Dwita Hardianti,
Indah Urwatin Wusqo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1567/2/022059
Subject(s) - scientific literacy , literacy , mathematics education , psychology , chemistry , medical education , science education , pedagogy , medicine
Industrial revolution 4.0 requires a person to be literate, as well as science students who have to achieve science literacy through experimental activity. The aim of this research is to develop a collaborative-guided inquiry handbook based on green chemistry vision for general chemistry experiment to promote the students’ scientific literacy and communication skills. Preliminary observation found that in general, students faced difficulty to relate chemistry concepts to the experiment they had done through expository model. As a result, they were unable to modify procedures, variables, and chemicals needed to meet green chemistry principles. Developing a collaborative-guided inquiry handbook based on green chemistry vision is expected to cope with the problems as mentioned. This research implemented Borg and Gall’s research and development method excluded dissemination phase. Validation from two experts were very valid for the handbook (92,85%), communication skill assessment (94,32%), reflective journal (93,75), and questionnaire (96,88%). The development was also effective because questionnaire performed that more than half of students attained science literacy standard (69,23%) and the vast majority of students (93,7%) agreed that guided experiment laboratory model based on green chemistry vision is useful and they want to apply it for next laboratory activities.