Journal of Physics: Conference Series | 2021
The Effect of Inquiry-Based Ecosystem Learning Module from Fishponds as a Learning Resource on Students’ Cognitive Ability
Abstract
Cognitive abilities are important abilities that students have to be able to construct and understand lessons. The development of students’ cognitive abilities can be done through modules where the use of modules can improve learning activities and student learning outcomes. The use of modules with local potential learning resources makes learning more meaningful. The research aimed to compare student’s cognitive skills between students using the ecosystem module based on inquiry with fishpond as a learning resource and worksheet. The research was a quasi-experiment using a nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this research were two classes including 28 students of grade X IPA 3 as an experimental class and 28 students of grade X IPA 4 as a control class. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The result showed that the p-value was less than α or p < α (α = 0.05) that meant H1 was accepted. It was concluded that there was a difference in student’s cognitive skills using the ecosystem module and worksheet. Therefore learning using ecosystem module based on inquiry with fishpond as a learning resource empowered student’s cognitive skills. The effectiveness of modules based on local potential improves students’ cognitive abilities so that modules with learning resources from local potential can be applied in schools, especially ecosystem materials.