Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics, Science, and Education

How Sensory Preference Learning Styles Affect Statistical Literacy ?

Anis Shobikhah — 2025-09-15

Statistical Literacy is described as the ability to read and write, often associated with arithmetic. The indicators of statistical literacy used are understanding statistical concepts, analyzing, interpreting, drawing conclusions. There are many factors that cause low statistical literacy, one of the factors that needs to be considered to improve learning outcomes is learning style. This study aims to describe and analyze students' statistical literacy based on learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic). This study uses a mixed method approach with a sequential explanatory design and involves 66 students. The quantitative part of this study uses multiple linear regression tests. To test the effect of visual, auditory, kinesthetic learning styles on statistical literacy. Furthermore, qualitative research was conducted to thoroughly test its influence through in-depth interviews. The results of this study indicate that visual, auditory, kinesthetic learning styles have an effect on statistical literacy (R = 0.658; p = 0.00) and contribute 43.3% based on the R-Square value. In addition, this study found differences in the performance of subjects with visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles. And the subject of visual and auditory learning styles is more influential than kinesthetic learning styles. Auditory learning style tend not to complete statistical literacy questions to completion. Students only fulfill the stage of understanding the concept of all statistical literacy indicators, while at the stage of analyzing, interpreting questions, making decisions, students have not been able to fulfill the domain of statistical literacy indicator. Visual learning style tend to complete statistical literacy questions to completion. Students at the stage of understanding the concept of all domain indicators fulfill the domain of statistical literacy, analyzing, interpreting questions, making decisions.

Socioscientific Issues Approach in Analytical Chemistry Learning for Enhancing Food Safety Literacy

Aqnes Budiarti — 2025-09-15

Health issues that occur in society today are increasingly complex. To deal with health issues caused by consuming unsafe food, students need to be equipped with food safety literacy. This literacy can be improved through relevant and humanistic learning approaches, including socioscientific issues (SSI) learning. The SSI approach uses complex, controversial, and contemporary social issues in learning. This research aims to enhance students' food safety literacy through the SSI approach in analytical chemistry learning. The study used a quasi-experimental method with a non-equivalent control group design. The research samples were undergraduate pharmacy students who were taking analytical chemistry courses namely food analysis, at one university. The sample was taken by purposive sampling of as many as 106 students, consisting of 53 class A students as a control group who used problem-based learning and 52 class B students as an experimental group who used the SSI approach to problem-based analytical chemistry learning. The instrument was in the form of food safety literacy questions total of 40 multiple-choice questions, which have been declared valid and reliable. The research was conducted in seven class meetings over seven weeks. Pretests and posttests were carried out in each class, followed by the N-Gain test to determine the increase in the average grade of the class and the Mann-Whitney difference test to determine the significance of the difference in scores between the two classes. The results showed that the experimental class experienced a higher average score increase with an N-Gain value of 0.62 compared to the control class with an N-Gain value of 0.47, even though both were still in the medium category. The pretest results of the experimental class were no different from the control class with a significance value of 0.681. The posttest results of the experimental class were significantly different from the control class with a significance value of 0.013. Therefore, the SSI approach in problem-based analytical chemistry learning enhances food safety literacy.

DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICS TEACHING MATERIALS WITH CULTURAL ETHNOSCIENCE IN INDONESIA AND THAILAND TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' LITERACY, NUMERATION AND LOVE OF THE HOMELAND

A Rusilowati — 2025-09-15

The main aim of this research is to develop teaching materials that contain cultural ethnoscience based on understanding by design to improve literacy, numeracy and the character of love for one's country. The specific objectives of the research: (1) describe the characteristics of the developed teaching materials, (2) test the validity of the developed teaching materials, (3) test the readability level of the developed teaching materials. This research and development (R&D) uses the 4-D model (Define, Design, Develop and Disseminate). The stage begins with needs analysis and problem identification; designing prototypes of teaching materials that contain cultural ethnoscience based on understanding by design; developing, validating, testing and assembling products; ends with disseminating the product. The pilot product for teaching materials that contains cultural ethnoscience based on understanding by design developed in this research is Sound Waves. The data collection instrument is a validation sheet for teaching materials; gap test to test readability; literacy & numeracy test, love of homeland culture scale to test the effectiveness of teaching materials; and a Likert scale to determine the practicality of using teaching materials. The data analysis technique uses the Aiken's V formula for validation tests, percentages for assessing gap tests. The characteristics of teaching materials that contain cultural ethnoscience based on understanding by design have the features "Our Culture!", "Let's Try!", and "Why is this?". "Our Culture!" contains articles and readings related to ethnoscience, to support the character of love for the country. The “Let's Try It!” contains experiments related to the material. The “Why is This?” contains questions about conceptual understanding, literacy and numeracy. With this question, it is hoped that students will better understand the concept and stimulate critical thinking. The teaching materials developed are valid, easy to understand, the hope is that they can improve literacy, numeracy and the character of patriotism higher than those using other teaching materials, and are practical/easy to use.

Analysis of Ethnobotanical Knowledge Science Literacy Profile in PGSD Students: Case Study of Karimun Akit Tribe Medicinal Plants

Tisrin Maulina Dewi — 2025-09-15

Science literacy is the ability to understand scientific concepts and processes, which are used to identify problems, explain scientific phenomena, and solve problems by applying them in various daily human activities. This ability is important as a basic capital and potential that prospective teachers must have to face challenges in the 21st Century. This understanding of science concepts and processes can be integrated in a local knowledge of the community in an area such as ethnobotanical knowledge. This study aims to analyse the science literacy profile of students about ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants used by the Karimun Akit Tribe. The method used is a survey method with a quantitative descriptive approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, namely students of the Karimun University Primary School Teacher Education (PGSD) study programme in semesters 2, 4 and 6 totalling 39 people. The instrument used was 20 multiple choice questions that had been validated. The results of this study indicate that the science literacy ability of PGSD students at Karimun University towards ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants by the Karimun Akit Tribe has an average score of 55.64 with a low category. In addition, the results of student achievement in each science literacy competency obtained a very low category with sequential percentage scores, namely: the ability to explain phenomena scientifically (40.55%), the ability to interpret data and evidence scientifically (31.80%), and the ability to evaluate and design scientific investigations (27.65%). Efforts to improve low science literacy are by teaching science literacy in a sustainable manner, compiling material systematically, and planning the learning process using the right learning model.

Mathematical Problem Solving Ability And Student Response with Differentiation Learning on Statistical Material

Muhammad Iqbal Harisuddin — 2025-09-15

This research aims to determine the difference in improving the mathematical problem solving abilities of students who receive differentiated learning and students who receive conventional learning models and to determine students' responses to the application of differentiated learning. The method in this research is an experimental method with a true experimental design type. The research design is Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. The population in this study were all class VIII students at SMPN 1 Serang Panjang with sampling using purposive sampling, namely class VIIIB as the experimental class and class VIIIA as the control class. The instruments used are test instruments in the form of a Pretest-Posttest to measure students' mathematical problem solving abilities, and non-test instruments in the form of questionnaires to determine students' responses to the differentiated learning model. Based on the results of this research, the results showed that: the increase in mathematical problem solving abilities of students who received the differentiated learning model was higher than students who received the conventional learning model; students show a positive response to the application of differentiated learning.

Students’ Perceptions of PBL-STEM E-Worksheets Use on Hydrocarbon Material

Farah Amalia Ramadhan — 2025-09-15

The purpose of this study is to determine students' perceptions of PBL-STEM E-worksheets use on hydrocarbon material. this type of research is descriptive quantitative. The study was conducted with 33 students, 17 boys and 16 girls as research subjects in one of the State Senior High Schools in Semarang City. Data were collected using questionnaires and interviews. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results of this study are (1) 87% of students think that the use of E-worksheet helps them master hydrocarbon material, (2) 88% of students think that E-worksheet is interesting and fun, (3) 89% of students stated that the language used in E-worksheet can be understood well. After using E-worksheet, students felt more trained in solving problems with an average percentage result of 88% and it is included in the excellent category.