ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARD GENERAL BIOLOGY OF FACULTY MATHEMATIC AND NATURAL SCIENCES’ STUDENTS STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN
Abstract: This research aims
to know knowledge and attitudes toward general biology of Faculty Mathematic
and Natural Sciences’ Students State University of Medan (FMIPA) included
mathematic,physic, chemistry, and biology department. The research was
conducted in FMIPA State University ofMedan with population were all of
students in education class FMIPA of 4th semester and the samplewas taken by
cluster random sampling, by takes one education class in each department. The
kind ofthis research is descriptive quantitative. The total of knowledge test
is 30 items number was validatedbefore used to students is by expert validator
in general biology 2 also test instrument by usingvalidity test, reliability
test, and difficulty level test, then there are 15 items number of
questionnaire. The result of research are Biology department got better
knowledge toward general biology 2 withcategorized less (56.6%), good (26.7%),
and very good (16.7%), then continue for chemistrydepartment with categorized
less (76.7%), good (20%), and very good (3.3%), mathematicdepartment with
categorized less (86.7%) and good (13.3%), and last physic’ department withcategorized
less (96.7%) and good (3.3%). Mathematic, physic, chemistry, and biology of
students department has most neutral for dimension attitudes and less awareness
to love environmental. Students’ most favorable attitudes were found toward
participating in environmental activities by aninstitution or community is a
good thing is very interesting because most of biology’ students agree,then
average neural answer for other students.
Penulis: Naimatussyifa Daulay,
Hasruddin
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd160485
