IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIO-SCIENTIFIC ISSUES LEARNING MODEL IN ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE COURSE IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA

Abstract

To promote connection between biology content and social context, students need to be involved in Socio-scientific Issues (SSI) learning model. In doing so, involving 29 students majoring Biology Education enrolled in Environmental Knowledge course, to observe students perception and students achievement. Data were collected through questionnaires, test and observation, and then analyzed using qualitative descriptive technique. The findings reported that students perception was increased toward SSI learning model (N-Gain=0,4), all of students were successful in students achievement based on increasing of students achievement (N-Gain=0,4) and there was positive and fair correlation between students perception and students achievement (rxy=0,4). However, further investigation need to be conducted for examining students attitudes towards SSI learning model.