Development and Validation of Students’ Achievement Instruments, Ability to Ask and Inductive Thinking in the Static Fluid Course
A. Halim, D. S. Ayunda, Susanna, Mustafa, M.Syukri, and Irwandi

Universitas Syiah Kuala

Abstract

. The purpose of this article is to discuss the results of developing several test and non-test instruments to be used as a measurement of learning outcomes, questioning skills and students inductive thinking skills. The stages of instrument development include defining the concept and operationally of the learning outcome variable, the ability to ask questions, and the ability to think inductively, compile draft indicators of the three variables, and compile items and validation on evaluation experts and Static Fluid content. Based on expert assessments and trials on a limited sample, 20 items were obtained for the learning outcomes instrument, 12 items for the non-test question ability and 10 items for the non-test instrument inductive thinking ability. The results of the analysis of items for multiple choice tests for learning outcome variables obtained a validity of 0.6 and a reliability value of 0.75. The results of the development of this instrument were given special names, namely the Learning Outcomes Test of Statis Fluid (LOTSF), the Questioning Ability Observation Sheet instrument (QAOS), and the Inductive Thinking Ability Observation Sheet (ITAOS) instrument. Inference from this study to lecturers or teachers who teach Static Fluid concepts can follow the test development procedure offered in this article or use instruments produced from this study.

Keywords: Achievement Instruments, Ability to Ask, Inductive Thinking, Static Fluid Course

Topic: Physics Education