Application of VIPSTA experiment worksheet: an attempt to reduce students cognitive load in learning biology Anna Fitri Hindriana (a*), Handayani (a), Ina Setiawati (a)
a) Pendidikan Biologi, Universitas Kuningan, Jl. Cut Nyak Dhien No.36A, Kabupaten Kuningan 455313, Indonesia
Abstract
This research aimed to analyse the decrease in students cognitive load while performing laboratory activity using ^VIPSTA^ experiment worksheet. The subjects of the research were 72 students in grade 11. The cognitive load was measured in three aspects- intrinsic cognitive load (ICL), extraneous cognitive load (ECL), and germane cognitive load (GCL). The data were analysed descriptively to show differences in the component of cognitive loads and tested for multivariate correlation-regression to show relations between the components of cognitive load. As the result, ICL and ECL showed a strong relation with GCL. The ICL component gave a bigger effect to GCL component. This result indicates that the use of VIPSTA experiment worksheet enables a decrease in students cognitive load
