This survey was aimed to assess the student’s difficulties in senior high school for learning particular topics in Biology and the problems in the learning process. The survey was conducted in senior high school all around the Lombok island by using questionnaire and surveyed 568 students and 24 biology teachers which then analyzed by using qualitative and quantitative statistics. This survey revealed the difficult topics are bacteria and viruses (18.64%), endocrine system (10.63%), cell structure (8.81%), genetics (8.41%), and nervous system (8.28%). The student’s major problems in learning the topics are the use of the scientific name, the complexity of the topics, and the students learning habits. The survey also revealed the teacher’s problems in the teaching process in the planning stage (23.27%), implementation stage (48.63%) and evaluation stage (28.10%).

Abstrak: Mangrove merupakan salah satu tumbuhan yang sangat baik untuk menjaga keseimbangan ekosistem pantai. Saat ini banyak lokasi pantai yang sudah rusak ekosistem mangrovenya, sehingga perlu rehabilitasi mangrove. Peran dan fungsi mangrove bagi lingkungan perlu disoaialisasikan kepada masyarakat sekitar. Kegiatan pengabdian ini ditujukan untuk mensosialisasikan peran dan fungsi mangrove di masyarakat sekitar Gili Sulat. Metode yang digunakan adalah pelatihan berupa sosialisasi, diskusi, Tanya jawab.  Hasil Pengabdian menunjukkan bahwa semua peserta antusias mengikuti kegiatan pengabdian yaitu sosialisasi, diskusi dan Tanya jawan tentang peran dan fungsi mangrove pada masyarakat di kawasan Gili Sulat Lombok Timur. Serangkaian kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini telah berlangsung dengan kesimpulan sebagai berikut:  semua peserta yang terdiri dari warga masyarakat yang ada di sekitar Gili Sulat Lombok Timur sangat antusias mengikuti seluruh rangkaian kegiatan dengan memberikan respon positif selama kegiatan berlangsung.  Tim Pengabdian memaparkan dan memberikan sosialisasi peran dan fungsi mangrove pada masyarakat di sekitar Gili Sulat dan peserta aktif menanyakan hal-hal yang belum jelas dari materi sosialisasi.  Pada akhir kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat mempunyai pengetahuan yang baik tentang peran dan fungsi mangrove sehingga mereka dapat menjaga dan melestarikan ekosistem mangrove di Gili Sulat. Kata Kunci: Peran, fungsi, Mangrove, Gili Sulat

This study aims to analyze the differences of generic skills through the application of inquiry learning model and Problem Based Learning (PBL) in review of the students' different academic ability in SMAN 1 Kayangan. The type of research is quassi experiment with 2x2 factorial design. The population in this study are all students of science class X1, X2 and X3 in SMAN 1 Kayangan with sampling using purposive sampling technique, so that the samples taken are class X science 1 and class X science 2 by implementing different learning model. Data analysis technique using anakova test. Hypothesis test results obtained Fcount = 20,441 with significance level 0,000 (p <0,05) indicate there are difference of generic science skill significant between class X science 1 with mnggunakan inquiry model and kels X science 2 by using PBL learning model. Result of hypothesis test of generic science skill with applying of inquiry learning model to academic ability obtained Fhitung = 34.448 with significance level 0,000 (p <0,05) indicates the interaction of inquiry learning model and PBL toward generic science skill. Keywods: Generic skills, learning models

The purpose of this study was to develop a curriculum model which included local primacy based on the principles of social reconstruction curriculum in West Nusa Tenggara. This study was a developmental research which adopted and modified Borg & Gall developmental model (1983) with the following stages: (1) needs analysis; (2) model development; and (3) model validation. The results of needs analysis indicated that coral reef materials were the main priority of local primacy integrated into the secondary school curriculum in West Nusa Tenggara. The principles of social reconstruction curriculum were implemented in three components as the result of model design, i.e. learning objectives, learning methods (organizational learning strategies, learning delivery strategies, and learning management strategies), and learning results or assessment. The product design model was embraced in instructional tools consisting of syllabus, topic formulation and basic competence, comic learning materials, and assessment instruments. Based on the assessment qualifications on the instructional tools validation test which included three aspects, namely the content aspect, the display aspect and the accuracy aspect of language use, the mean scores were 3.4, 3.8, and 3.4 respectively. Therefore, the overall instructional tools were in a very good category.

Abstract. Suana IW, Ahyadi H, Hadiprayitno G, Amin S, Kalih LATTWS, Sudaryanto FX. 2020. Environment carrying capacity and willingness to pay for bird-watching ecotourism in Kerandangan Natural Park, Lombok, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 2266-2274.  Five trails of interest to bird-watchers and an observation point by the guest house of Kerandangan Natural Park (KNP) have potential to be developed as bird-watching ecotourism packages. In order to develop sustainable bird-watching ecotourism in KNP, we analyzed the environment carrying capacity and willingness to pay (WTP) for bird-watching ecotourism packages. All of the trails and an observation point in KNP were explored to determine the width and length of the trails, the visit time, as well as the soil texture and slope along the trails. Interviews with KNP managers and secondary data from Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Council (BMKG)-Climatology Station Class I-West Lombok were also used to determine the status of biophysical habitats. The environment carrying capacity was calculated by combining the physical carrying capacity, real carrying capacity, and effective carrying capacity. The results show that environment carrying capacity of bird-watching ecotourism packages in KNP was higher than the actual visitation levels. It indicates that opportunity to develop and increase the number of visitors is considerable. WTP was determined by Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) with payment card approach. Through the brochure, 150 respondents were given information on bird-watching ecotourism packages, then are offered three options, and only allowed to choose one that can be paid. Data were collected by the incidental sampling method. The results show that the visitors are willing to pay for bird-watching ecotourism packages, with mean WTP of US$ 20.7 per visitor. It implies that they are willing to shoulder the financial support for management and conservation of birds and their habitat in KNP. The findings provide important information for KNP managers for planning and marketing bird-watching ecotourism in KNP.