High School Biology Teacher Perception Toward Citizen Science Nissa Rachmawati (a*), Topik Hidayat (b)
a) Master Biology Education Study Program, Faculty of Mathematic and Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi, No. 299, Bandung, West Java, 40154, Indonesia
*nissa.rachmawati[at]upi.edu
b) Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematic and Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.229, Bandung, West Java, 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
The potential application of Citizen Science as a community participation activity in a scientific project especially in the formal education sector is starting to be in great demand. However, in Indonesia, the term Citizen Science itself is still not widely known by the public, including teachers. Whereas teachers can act as coordinators to coordinate students in Citizen Science activities so that teachers can help students as the younger generation to become active and more sensitive to the environment. This study is a descriptive study that aims to describe and analyze the results of high school Biology teachers perceptions of Citizen Science. The method used is a survey method with questionnaires and interviews as tools for collecting research data. A total of 54 high school Biology teacher respondents from various regions in Indonesia participated in this study. The results show that 50.9% of high school Biology teachers do not know the term Citizen Science and 54.7% of teachers think that their students do not have the skills to conduct scientific research. However, 88.7% of high school Biology teachers are interested in applying Citizen Science in the shortly Biology class. This research is expected to contribute to the development of Citizen Science within the scope of formal education, especially at the high school level.
Keywords: Citizen Science- High School Biology Teachers
