This research was conducted for analyzing Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) of biology prospective teachers in Riau Province. The study was carried out to fulfill Indonesian Government's policy on Indonesian Qualification Framework (IQF) 6-Level. This development research aimed to analyze, design and develop a model to enhance the competency and competitiveness of Education College graduates to meet their professional, social and industrial needs. This paper discussed a preliminary study of the developed models for strenghtening the prospective teachers from Biology Education Departement, conducted through a survey of 243 students from four different colleges of education in Riau Province. The data were collected through a test and interview. The instruments used contained seven variables of knowledge, namely Technology, Paedagogy, Content, Technological Paedagogy, Technological Content, Technological knowledge and TPACK. The instruments was improved through their validity and reliability test. The TPACK performance of Prospective Biology teachers seemed low. Based on the need analysis two products will be generated. First, a lesson design and the second was a work books. This study had an implications for increasing the competence of biology education graduates. The lesson design and competency test instruments could be used for College of Biology Education and teacher professional education in developing competency test for selection system. The TPACK workbook could be used as teacher enrichment in sustainable profession development such as classroom action research, learning innovation contest, and science teacher olympiad.

This study aims to determine the motivation of students in the social science program in choosing cross-interest in Biology at SMAN Kubu and SMAN Kubu Babussalam, Rokan Hilir Regency. The type of research is descriptive research. The research was conducted at SMAN 1 Kubu, SMAN 1 Kubu Babussalam and SMAN 2 Kubu Babussalam. The time of the study started from August to October 2020. The sample was determined using a purposive sampling technique. The sample in the study were 35 students from SMAN 1 Kubu, 36 students from SMAN 1 Kubu Babussalam, 38 students from SMAN 2 Kubu Babussalam with a total of 109 people. Data collection by distributing questionnaires online through the Google Forms Platform. Data were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the average student motivation in the social science program in choosing cross-interest biology at SMAN 1 Kubu was 73% with the "High" category, SMAN 1 Kubu Babussalam was 76% with the "High" category, SMAN 2 Kubu Babussalam was 74 % with the category �High�. The average for indicators of student motivation in social science programs in choosing cross-interest biology in the three schools is 74% with the High category.

Abstrak : Keterampilan abad 21 siswa dapat ditingkatkan melalui pemberian instrumen evaluasi berbasis HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills). Berdasarkan analisis situasi pada sekolah mitra masih banyak guru yang belum menggunakan instrumen evaluasi berbasis HOTS dikarenakan ketidakmampuan guru dalam menyusun soal tes berbasis HOTS serta belum berbasis teknologi. Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan guru dalam menyusun soal evaluasi berbasis HOTS dengan menggunakan aplikasi Live Worksheet. Kegiatan terdiri dari 3 tahap yaitu, (1) persiapan; (2) pelaksanaan; dan (3) evaluasi. Sekolah mitra yaitu SMA N 1 Benai Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi Provinsi Riau dengan jumlah peserta sebanyak 30 orang. Ukuran ketercapaian kegiatan berdasarkan peningkatan pretest dan posttest serta angket respons peserta. Hasil kegiatan diperoleh bahwa pengetahuan peserta pelatihan meningkat sebesar 48.9% dan guru sudah dapat memasukan soal kedalam aplikasi live worksheet. Berdasarkan hasil angket mendapat respons positif dari peserta pengabdian mencapai 95.8% dengan kategori sangat baik. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa kegiatan pengabdian dapat meningkatkan kemampuan guru dalam menyusun soal evaluasi berbasis HOTS melalui aplikasi live worksheet.Abstract: One way to improve students' 21st century skills is through the provision of evaluation instruments based on HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) abilities. Based on the situation analysis at SMA N 1 Benai, Kuantan Singingi Regency, Riau Province, many teachers have not used HOTS-based evaluation instruments due to the teacher's inability to prepare HOTS-based test questions and an evaluation system that is not yet technology-based. This service activity aims to improve the teacher's ability to compile HOTS-based evaluation questions using the Live Worksheet application. Service activities consist of 3 stages, namely, (1) preparation; (2) implementation; and (3) evaluation. The partners in this activity were SMA N 1 Benai, Kuantan Singingi Regency, Riau Province with 30 participants. The measure of the achievement of community service activities can be seen from the increased value of the pretest and posttest as well as the questionnaire responses of the community service participants. The results of the service activities obtained data that the knowledge of the training participants increased by 48.9% and the teacher was able to enter questions into the live worksheet application. Based on the results of the questionnaire, it received a positive response from the service participants reaching 95.8% in the very good category. It can be concluded that community service activities can improve teachers' abilities in compiling HOTS-based evaluation questions through the live worksheet application.

The most problem occurs in the praticum in the real laboratory, so it's not going well. It can affect the depth of concepts, principles, laws and theories that must be understood by the biology teacher candidates. One of the alternatives that can be done is practicum to use a virtual laboratory. The purpose of research is to develop a practical guidebook for animal tissue materials in practicum activities using virtual laboratories for teacher candidates. This research was conducted at the Laboratory of PMIPA FKIP Riau University in December 2020–May 2021. It used a Research and Development (R&D) approach with ADDIE model. The instruments used are validation expert and response questionnaires. The results showed that the guide books is good quality and suitable to be used as independent learning resources to increase content knowledge for teacher candidates.