The Potential of Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition in Biology Learning at Higher Education

Abstract

The implementation of CIRC learning is expected to increase the academic achievement in biology of pre-service elementary school teachers. Cooperative learning is based on positive interdependenc y, fac e to fac e interac tion, individual responsibility, communication between members in group and process evaluation in group. The research aimed to study the influence of CIRC on academic ac hievement in biology in Course of Basic Concept of Biology for Elementary S chool. The researc h was conducted for one semester to all students of Primary S chool Teac her Education Program in Faculty of Teac her Training and Education, Pakuan University, Indonesia consisted of 59 students. The research was quasi experiment with randomize factor. Research variables consisted of learning model and academic achievement in biology. Indicators used in ac ademic ac hievement in biology referred to the c ognitive domain of Bloom's Taxonomy level. Data used was the result of pretest and posttest of ac ademic ac hievement in biology. Ancova and de scriptive data statistic were used as data analysis. Ancova test resulted in significance level of 0.000 less than alpha of 0.05. It c an be concluded that CIRC gave better influence on academic achievement in biology compare to conventional learning. It was suggested that lecturer and teac her could implement CIRC to inc rease biology achievement. Active learning with CIRC is able to make students reconstruct biologic al material, thus the knowledge could be in long term memory.

CIRSA: Designing Instructional Kits to Empower 21st Century Skill

“…The 2013 curriculum expects teachers to teach through a scientific approach. Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) is one of the learning models that has the potential to improve Biology learning achievement (Ristanto et al, 2018). The learning model has not yet accommodated the whole scientific approach; thus, the scientific approach-based CIRC learning model (CIRCSA) is expected to improve students' scientific literacy and metacognitive, as well as to assist teachers in preparing learning media that supports the improvement of both abilities in teaching Biology to students.…”

“…Scientific literacy and metacognitive are part of 21 st century skills that should be empowered through science learning. Science has a significant influence on personal lives in global society as well as for the economy as a whole (Ristanto, Zubaidah, Amin, & Rohman, 2018). Thus, students are required to have a good level of scientific literacy (Glynn & Muth, 1994) and metacognitive skills (Zohar & Barzilai, 2013) in 21 st century science learning.…”

“…Biology learning should not be merely centered on teachers as the learning source (Ichsan, Rusdi, & Sartono, 2017), but should involve students playing an active role to improve the achievement of biology learning by improving their science literacy skills (Ristanto et al, 2017(Ristanto et al, , 2018 and empowering their metacognitive skills (Darmawan, 2017). Students need to have a good level of literacy skill in order to train their reading understanding domain, as well as for reading as an activity for learning (Kuhlthau, 2010).…”

Integration of Simas eric with google classroom: enhancing biology students motivation and scientific writing

“…Several things can indicated students' learning motivation. Some of them as stated by Ristanto, Zubaidah, Amin, & Rohman (2018b) is the existence of hopes or ideals, the desire to succeed, and the need for learning. Sardiman (2009) & Ristanto (2011 adds different things such as diligent or resilient in facing the task, and interest in solving various problems.…”

Numbered-Board Quiz with TGT to Improve Students’ Science Achievement based on Learning Motivation

“…Other result is found by Ke (2008) learning games -based using TGT become more effective in improving learning result compared with the use of computer gaming. TGT is a learning model based on Cooperative Learning which shows postive interdependency, face to face interaction, individual responsibility, communication between members in group and process evaluation in group (Ristanto, Zubaidah, Amin & Rohman, 2018). Tolerance is one of the internal components of TGT, because students are formed into several small groups and they must work together compactly with their teammates to solve problems.…”