Developing cognitive activities of senior high school students using modeling example (3D animation model) in biogeochemical cycle learning D Susanti, A Rahmat and Amprasto
Departemen Pendidikan Biologi, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No.229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Departemen Pendidikan Biologi, FPMIPA, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No.229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract. Cognitive activities involve mental activities that occur in working memory when a person is thinking. Cognitive activity has an important contribution in building students’ understanding when studying a diagram. Students find difficulty in studying the biogeochemical cycle. Based on the complexity of the information contained in the biogeochemical diagram, a learning approach is needed that can develop students’ cognitive activities. One approach that can be applied is modeling example. The model created in this study is a 3D carbon cycle animation model created using the software. The purpose of this study was to obtain information about the development of students’ cognitive activities in learning biogeochemical cycle using modeling example.The cognitive activity research was obtained using think-aloud protocols (TAPs). The results of this study indicate that modeling example can bring up four cognitive activities, that are activating prior knowledge, hypothesis, inference, and elaboration. Elaboration was the highest activity that emerged (46,77%) when learning using modeling example.
Keywords: cognitive activity, modeling example, 3D animation model, biogeochemical cycle
