The Effect of Fungi Blended Learning Model on Scientific Communication Skill and Reading Literacy of Tenth Grade Students

Abstract

The 2013 curriculum which is applied to 21 st century learning supports students to have skills and literacy. However, students still have difficulty conveying ideas due to the low reading literacy so that they have not received detail information. This research analyzed scientific communication skill and reading literacy, conducted Blended Learning Model assisted with Zoom Meeting on experiment class and WhatsApp Group on control class of tenth grade students. Each class consists of 36 students using purposive sampling. The research method was quasi experiment with instrument test of Fungi reading literacy and scientific communication skill which tested for validity and reliability. Data were analyzed using independent sample t-test. The result showed average data of scientific communication skill and reading literacy on experiment class was higher than control class while both categories were medium. Reading literacy of Fungi material on tenth grade students was 0.002 < 0.05 which means there is significant effect of Blended Learning with Zoom Meeting on reading literacy. Another result was significant effect of Blended Learning on students' scientific communication skill (0.00 < 0.05). Blended learning with Zoom Meeting can facilitated students and teacher to have quality time for discussion and extend material understanding.

Implementation of Project Based Learning (PjBL) Model with Differentiation Approach to Improve Critical Thinking Ability

“…Based on the data in Table 3, it can be seen that the N-gain value in this study is 0.72. If the n-gain value ≥ 0.70, the value is included in the high category (Dewantara et al, 2020;Lengkana et al, 2023;Muslimin & Abidin, 2023;Rasma et al, 2020;Salikha et al, 2021). This means the increase in students' critical thinking skills is in the high category after PjBL learning.…”