Analysis of Aspects of Scientific Literacy on Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body Textbooks University in Medan City

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10.2991/assehr.k.211110.176How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Science Literacy; Textbooks; Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body; Content; Context; Process

Abstract

This study aims to analyze textbooks because most of the lecturers use textbooks as a learning guide in the classroom. The analysis carried out leads to an analysis of textbooks on scientific literacy, namely to find out the scope of scientific literacy in textbooks. This research is a descriptive study that aims to explain the scope of scientific literacy contained in the textbooks used in three campuses in the city of Medan, namely Medan State University, Imelda University and UIN SU. The population of this research is the whole material of Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body. The sample of this research is wrong one of the most difficult to understand material, namely the regulatory system. Samples were taken by purposive sampling technique. The textbooks analyzed were 3 books of which the three books were used in each university. The data was taken using an observation sheet containing scientific literacy indicators, which were then translated into percentages for each book and indicator. The results of the research analysis show that the 1 aspects of scientific literacy as much as 45 %, 2 aspects as much as 28%, 3 aspects as much as 31.66 % and 4 aspects as much as 3.33 %. The study concluded that the three textbooks used in each of the colleges more emphasis on the presentation of facts, concepts, principles, laws, theories and models as well as emphasizing the Most students are able to recall the information through questions

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rahmad Gultom
AU  - Martina Restuati
AU  - Tumiur Gultom
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/22
TI  - Analysis of Aspects of Scientific Literacy on Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body Textbooks University in Medan City
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th Annual International Seminar on Transformative Education and Educational Leadership (AISTEEL 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 753
EP  - 761
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211110.176
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211110.176
ID  - Gultom2021
ER  -