Improvement the Competence and Affective Disposition of Junior High School Teachers After the Implementation of Biodiversity Literacy Textbooks Containing Local Potency of West Java Hasna Nuraeni (a1), Nuryani Y. Rustaman (b2), Saefudin (c2), Topik Hidayat (d2)
1 SMPN 4 Lembang, Bandung Barat Departement of Education, 2 Departement of Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the improvement of competence and affective disposition of junior high school teachers after the implementation of biodiversity literacy textbooks containing local potency of West Java. The study used a weak experimental design with the one group pretest posttest method. A total of 33 junior high school teachers from various districts in West Java Province were involved in the research conducted in the period January 2020 to August 2021. The results showed that: (1) there was an average increase in competence dimension (71%) and affective disposition (69%) of biodiversity literacy- (2) Sequentially increasing of the component of biodiversity competence, namely scientifically explaining biodiversity phenomena (77%), evaluating scientific inquiry related to biodiversity (74%), scientific interpretation of biodiversity data and evidence (73%), and designing scientific inquiries related to biodiversity (68%)- (3) The increase in the level of biodiversity literacy competence occurred at level 4 (21%), level 5 (15%), and level 6 (48%)- (4) The increasing of affective disposition in the form of sensitivity and positive values (88%), self-confidence, personal and social responsibility (69%), interest (68%), and concern for biodiversity (67%). The conclusion is that biodiversity literacy textbooks containing local potency of West Java improved the competence and affective disposition of junior high school teachers.
Keywords: Competence- Affective disposition- Biodiversity literacy- Textbooks- Local potency- West Java
