BIOMIND Portal for Developing 21st Century Skills and Overcoming Students' Misconception in Biology Subject

This research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of BIOMIND portal in enhancing students' 21st century skills and overcoming their misconceptions in Biology subject. 118 Indonesian high school students were involved in this quasi-experimental study. The experimental group underwent...

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Published in:International journal of distance education technologies 2016-10, Vol.14 (4), p.55-67
Main Authors: Vebrianto, Rian, Rery, Radjawaly Usman, Osman, Kamisah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Tests
Biology
Concept Formation
Control Groups
Conventional Instruction
Distance education
Distance learning
Education
Effectiveness
Experimental Groups
Foreign Countries
Grade 4
Group dynamics
High School Students
Indonesia
International Assessment
Learning
Literacy
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics Tests
Methods
Misconceptions
Problem Solving
Program Effectiveness
Quasiexperimental Design
Reading Achievement
Reading Skills
Reading Tests
Science Achievement
Science Tests
Scientific Concepts
Skill Development
Skills
Students
Technology Uses in Education
Training
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Summary:This research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of BIOMIND portal in enhancing students' 21st century skills and overcoming their misconceptions in Biology subject. 118 Indonesian high school students were involved in this quasi-experimental study. The experimental group underwent learning experiences using BIOMIND portal whereas the control group experienced conventional learning approaches. The effectiveness of the BIOMIND portal was measured based on the students' 21st century skills development and their level of misconceptions. There were significant differences in the 21st century skills development found between the experimental group and the control group. In addition, this research has found that the BIOMIND portal could overcome misconceptions among students due to the trainings given during interventions. This study concluded that teaching and learning using BIOMIND portal has brought positive impacts especially in developing the 21st century skills and overcoming students' misconceptions in Biology subject.
ISSN:1539-3100
1539-3119
DOI:10.4018/IJDET.2016100105