Monitoring Mango (Mangifera indica) Pollinator: Evaluate Learning Outcome for the Participating Citizen Science Ipin Aripin, Topik Hidayat, Nuryani Rustaman, Riandi
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 Bandung 40154. Jawa Barat - Indonesia
Abstract
The study on the learning outcome (LO) analysis of the Citizen Science (CS) monitoring mango (Mangifera indica) pollinator was conducted using a survey method and involved several Biology education students in the 6th semester (n=68) from two campuses in West Java, namely Universitas Majalengka and IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon. CS volunteers were recruited from both campuses because there are conservation biology courses that are relevant to the research being developed. The research data was collected using a questionnaire that was distributed via Google Form simultaneously. The participant LO evaluation was developed from Philips^s Citizen Science learning outcome evaluation framework with six indicators (interest in science and the environment, self-efficacy, motivation, knowledge of nature and science, science inquiry skills, and behavior). Each indicator is represented by several statements with a scale of 1 to 4. The data were analyzed descriptively qualitatively and interpreted according to the findings. The results showed that the learning outcomes of the CS monitoring mango (Mangifera indica) pollinator on the first indicator, namely interest in science and the environment were the highest indicators (3.42), the lowest was self-efficacy (3.12). These results indicate that CS activities have an impact on participants^ LO. Therefore, this research can be a benchmark in developing effective Citizen Science activities in improving learning outcomes for lectures, especially in the study of biodiversity in Universities.
