Analysis of Physics Textbooks used in Senior High School for Insertion of the Nature of Science.
Irwan Koto, Nadzipa Safhira, Connie

Program Studi S-1 Pendidikan Fisika FKIP-UNIB.
Jl. W.R Supratman Kandang Limun, Bengkulu 38371A

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze two-grade X physics textbooks published by Erlangga and Yudhistira as commercial publishers. The analyzed textbooks emphasized the insertion of four aspects of the nature of science (NOS): science as a body of knowledge- science as a way of investigating- science as a way of thinking and science and its interaction with technology and society. The content analyzed is the subject matter in the odd semester. The raters consisted of one physics lecturer (rater 1) and two physics teachers (rater 2 and 3). The raters used the scoring rubric developed by the researchers based on indicators from the four aspects of NOS. The results stated that Erlangga textbook inserted (a) the first 46% of the NOS aspects- (b)14% second aspect of NOS- (c) 25% of the third aspect of NOS- and (c) 5% of the fourth aspect of NOS. Also, the results in Yudhistira book revealed that (a) the first 50% of the NOS aspects- (b) 14% second aspect of NOS- (c) 24% third aspect of NOS- and (d) 12% of the fourth aspect of NOS. An inter rater agreement strengthens the analysis results by using the agreement index between Rater-1 and Rater-2- Rater 1 with Rater-3- and Rater-2 with Rater-3 ranging from 0.59 (high) - 0.87 (very high). The analysis results indicated that the two books included the four aspects of NOS with relatively the same percentage except for the fourth aspect of NOS. Alternatively, both books emphasized the category of science as the body of knowledge.

Keywords: content analysis, the nature of science

Topic: Physics Education