Application of the Socio Scientific Issue Strategy to Improve Students' Scientific Argumentation Skills on The Concept of the Respiration System in Class XI Mipa SMAN 1 Suranenggala

Abstract

Argumentation ability is one of the main objectives of science learning because students must know the scientific explanation of natural phenomena, use it to solve problems and be able to understand other findings that students get. SSI learning (Socio-scientific Issues) is expected to develop the ability to learn scientifically, because in SSI (Socio-scientific Issues) learning is carried out on scientific concepts that have an impact on people's lives. The purpose of this study (1) to describe the application of Socio Scientific Issues learning strategy in the experimental class (2) to analyze the differences in the improvement of students 'scientific argumentation skills between the control class and experimental class on Socio Scientific Issues learning strategies, (3) describe students' responses to Socio Scientific's learning strategies Issues on the concept of the respiratory system. This research was conducted at Suranenggala Public High School 1 in the even semester with a pretest-posttest control group design research design design. The sample in this study were students of class XI-MIPA 1 (experimental class) totaling 35 people and class XI-MIPA 4 (Control class) totaling 35 people. Data collection techniques: observation, student worksheets, tests (pretest and posttest), and questionnaires. The results of the study show that (1) the implementation of the Socio Scientific Issues strategy as a whole can be carried out very well, (2) There is a difference in the ability of scientific argumentation between students using Socio Scientific Issues learning strategies and students who do not use Socio Scientific Issues learning strategies in learning biology. (3) Students' responses to the application of Socio Scientific Issues learning strategies show an agreed response from students and can produce positive responses from students.