Chika Laraswati Putri, 2016
THE USE OF VIRTUAL LAB AND ROLE PLAY IN DIFFERENT SEQUENCE TOWARDS STUDENTS’
UNDERSTANDING IN LEARNING SOLAR SYSTEM
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT ... v
LIST OF CONTENTS ... vii
LIST OF TABLES ... ix
LIST OF FIGURES ... x
LIST OF APPENDIX ... xi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background ... 1
B. Research Problems ... 2
C. Research Objectives ... 3
D. Research Benefit ... 3
E. Research Structure ... 4
CHAPTER II Students’ Understanding in Learning Solar System Concept . 6 A. Role Play ... 6
B. Students Understanding ... 9
C. Solar System ... 11
D. Relevant Research ... 22
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 24
A. Research Method and Research Design ... 24
1. Research Method ... 24
2. Research Design ... 24
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UNDERSTANDING IN LEARNING SOLAR SYSTEM
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B. Research Instrument ... 25
1. Objective test ... 25
2. Observation sheet ... 30
3. Questionnaire ... 31
C. Research Procedure ... 32
1. Preparation Stage ... 33
2. Implementation Stage ... 33
3. Completion Stage ... 34
D. Data Analysis ... 34
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION ... 36
A. Experiment Result ... 36
1. Quantitative data result ... 36
2. Qualitative data result ... 46
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATION ... 56
A. Conclusion ... 56
B. Recommendations ... 57
REFERENCES ... 59
Chika Laraswati Putri, 2016
THE USE OF VIRTUAL LAB AND ROLE PLAY IN DIFFERENT SEQUENCE TOWARDS STUDENTS’
UNDERSTANDING IN LEARNING SOLAR SYSTEM
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Cognitive Levels and Key Words ... 10
Table 2.2. Analysis of Core Competence and Basic Competence on Solar System Topic in VIII grade ... 11
Table 3.1 Pre-test and Post-test Design ... 23
Table 3.2. Blueprint of Objective Test Question ... 25
Table 3.3. Observation Sheet ... 29
Table 3.4. The anonymous questionnaire fulfilled by students ... 30
Table 4.1 Result Analysis of Pre-test ... 41
Table 4.2 Result Analysis of Post-test ... 43
Table 4.3 Result Analysis of N-gain ... 45
Table 4.4 Average of Students’ Understanding for each Indicator in Experiment class 1and Experiment class 2 ... 48
Table 4.5 Average of Students’ Performance in Experiment class 1 and Experiment class 2... 50
Chika Laraswati Putri, 2016
THE USE OF VIRTUAL LAB AND ROLE PLAY IN DIFFERENT SEQUENCE TOWARDS STUDENTS’
UNDERSTANDING IN LEARNING SOLAR SYSTEM
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1. The Sun ... 14
Figure 2.2. The Earth ... 15
Figure 2.3. Earth’s moon ... 16
Figure 2.4. Earth’s axial ... 17
Figure 3.1 Research Scheme ... 39
Figure 4.1 Graph of Pre-test and Post-test in Students’ Understanding ... 45
Figure 4.2 Graph of N-gain in Experiment class 1 and Experiment class 2... 47
Figure 4.3 Graph of Comparison between Students’ Performances in Experiment class 1and Experiment class 2 ... 51
Chika Laraswati Putri, 2016
THE USE OF VIRTUAL LAB AND ROLE PLAY IN DIFFERENT SEQUENCE TOWARDS STUDENTS’
UNDERSTANDING IN LEARNING SOLAR SYSTEM
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LIST OF APPENDIX
A. Instructional Tools
Appendix A.1 Lesson Plan ... 66
Appendix A.2 Hand Out ... 77
Appendix A.3 Summary of Solar System ... 79
Appendix A.4 Stellarium ... 88
Appendix A.5 ID CARD ...90
B. Research Instruments Appendix B.1 Instrument of Students’ Understanding before Validation ... 91
Appendix B.2 Instrument of Students’ Understanding after Validation ... 98
Appendix B.3 Instrument of Students’ Performance ... 101
Appendix B.4 Instrument of Students’ Responds ... 103
Appendix B.5 Instrument of Students’ Scenario ... 104
Appendix B.6 Expert Judgment Form ... 107
C. Data Processing Appendix C.1 Data Processing of Students’ Understanding ... 109
Appendix C.2 Data Processing of Students’ Performance ... 119
Appendix C.3 Data Processing of Students’ Responds ... 122
Appendix C.4 Data Processing of Validation ... 126
D. Documentation Appendix D.1 Photos Documentation ... 132
