The Effect of Using Role Playing Strategy to the Students of Science Education

Abstract

Abstract-This study aims to find out the influence of using role playing as the learning strategies for science education student in understanding scientific concept. This research is a quantitative descriptive research by using one group pretest and posttes research design. The data collection technique used in this research is saturated sampling The instrument used in this research is a written test upon student's cognitive learning outcomes. This test is used to expose student's ability to understand the concept of cell division material before and after the treatment performed. The analysis used in this research is descriptive quantitative by comparing before and after condition as the role playing is performed. The results of this research indicates that there is positive influence of role playing strategies. This is because the students are able to feel and actively experience as part of the learning process in mitosis and miosis stages. So, they become more familiar with the role they play and it makes them more anthusiastic to the material that they have to understand.