Research methods and data analysis techniques in education articles published by Indonesian biology educational journals

Abstract

The essential of studies which focus on research methods in biology educational field is providing recommendations for the next researchers the proper methods they need to use. Unfortunately, this kind of research is still hard to find in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to access the diversity of research approaches, designs, variables, data collection and analysis techniques, as well as research subjects in the articles published in Indonesian biology educational journals throughout 2017. Content analysis was used as the research design in this study in which as many as 122 articles were analyzed. The results revealed that the most type, design, variable, data collection and analysis techniques, as well as the subject which frequently used were R&D, Quasi-experimental, media/learning sources, questionnaire, frequency and percentage, and senior high school respectively. There were variety of approaches, designs, data collection and analysis techniques, as considerable as research subjects which have been used in educational research. Moreover, there also findings that some several studies with the same research design applied different data collection and data analysis techniques. Thus, it is suggested to the next researchers to choose the most proper methods in conducting their researches.

Courses perceived difficult by undergraduate students majoring in biology

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Trend of Critical Thinking Skill Researches in Biology Education Journals across Indonesia: from Research Design to Data Analysis

“…Educational development should be able to accommodate the optimization of students' critical thinking skill empowerment (Strauss, 2016). The development itself cannot be separated from a number of studies that have contributed to providing plentiful discussions about sustaining quality improvement on instructional process (Fauzi & Pradipta, 2018;Spencer-rodgers & Cortijo-ocaña, 2015). Some studies, also, have strained to uncover the level of students' critical thinking skill in search of potential attempt for optimization of critical thinking empowerment during instructional activities (Huber & Kuncel, 2016;Tiruneh, Verburgh, & Elen, 2014).…”

Experimental Research in English Language Teaching: A Peek from Undergraduate Students' Theses

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