Passport of Geology Museum: A Development of Pupils^ Worksheet
Ai Sutini, Dede Trie Kurniawan, Kuswanto, Rendi Restiana Sukardi

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Kindergarten and elementary pupils observe, understand, and interpret scientific objects at the Geology Museum. These educational activities have the opportunity to build various thinking skills if pupils are given probing questions that are able to construct their knowledge. It indicates that a series of probing questions must be given to pupils while they visit the Geology Museum. Therefore, the study aims to develop a prototype called the Passport of the Geology Museum. This passport is in the form of a pupil guide or worksheet in exploring the museum collections equipped with probing questions. These probing questions contain instructions for pupils to write down the interesting objects they encountered while at the Geology Museum. The research was Research and Development model that applied some steps such as need assessment, product development, field trial, and product revision. The instrument used in this study was a prototype feasibility rubric which was equipped with field notes. The data obtained were then analyzed and interpreted to obtain suggestions for improvement. Judgment results from material experts and psychological developments showed that the passport is feasible to be used. Meanwhile, the trial results showed that not all pupils were able to write what they understood, especially for kindergarten pupils. Therefore, pupils were allowed to fill in the answer column using pictures. The results of observations in the pupil^s answer column showed that passports could construct pupils^ knowledge through the contained probing questions, even pupils were able to find out and reconstruct unintended knowledge.

Keywords: Worksheet, Geology Museum, Kindergarten, Primary School

Topic: Science Education