The Integration of Chunking Information and Thinking In Maps to Control Cognitive Load and its effect on University Students^ Level Of Thinking in Human Embryology Material during Online Learning
S.Sukma Putri (a*) , A. Rahmat (b), D. Priyandoko (b)

a) Indonesia University of Education, Jalan Dr. Setiabudi 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia.
*sekuniv_upi[at]upi.edu
b) Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education, Jalan Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia.
*fpmipa[at]upi.edu

Abstract

This study was aimed to reveal students^ cognitive load control by using chunking information and thinking in maps strategies to improve their level of thinking in Human Embryology material concept. This study was a quantitative study using chunking information and thinking in maps learning strategy to 56 students of class 2017 in the even semester of Siliwangi State University. The instruments used were subjective rating scale questionnaire developed based on the indicators proposed by Klepsch et al- Klepsch & Seufert to measure the three cognitive loads of students and 15 multiple choice questions and 8 essay questions developed based on Marzano & Kendall indicators to measure students^ level of thinking. The result of mean difference test from ICL and GCL components (p < 0.05) and ECL component (p > 0.05) showed high information processing ability, low mental effort with low reasoning ability. This indicated that cognitive load could not be controlled. The result of the level of thinking revealed that students could achieve L1, L2, L4, L5, and L6 with a minimum standard score of 70. This signified that the higher expected student^s level of thinking, the lower the score achieved. In addition, the correlation result showed that there was no significant relationship between cognitive and level of thinking (r = 0.075- p = 0.497 > = 0.001) with low concept complexity. This implied that the higher the level of thinking achieved by students in the experimental group, the more difficult to control the cognitive load both in experiment and control group. In conclusion, chunking information and thinking in maps strategies could facilitate a significant relationship between information processing ability (ICL) and reasoning ability (GCL). Although the three cognitive loads cannot be controlled optimally, the result of the students^ level of thinking was relatively high in Human Embryology material.

Keywords: chunking information and thinking in maps- cognitive load- human embryology- level of thinking.

Topic: Biology Education