BIOMIND Portal for Developing 21st Century Skills and Overcoming Students' Misconception in Biology Subject

• Published in: International journal of distance education technologies Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 55 - 67
• Main Authors: Vebrianto, Rian, Rery, Radjawaly Usman, Osman, Kamisah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey IGI Global 01.10.2016
• Subjects: 21st Century Skills; Academic Standards; Achievement Tests; Addition; Biology; Cognitive Development; Competence; Concept Formation; Constructivism (Learning); Control Groups; Conventional Instruction; Distance Education; Distance learning; Education; Educational Needs; Effectiveness; Evaluative Thinking; Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; Grade 4; Group dynamics; High School Students; Indonesia; Influence of Technology; Information Literacy; Instructional Leadership; Instructional Materials; International Assessment; Knowledge Level; Learning; Learning Processes; Literacy; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Methods; Misconceptions; Periodicals; Problem Solving; Program Effectiveness; Quasiexperimental Design; Reading Achievement; Reading Skills; Reading Tests; Science Achievement; Science Curriculum; Science Education; Science Instruction; Science Tests; Scientific Concepts; Skill Development; Skills; Social Change; Student Participation; Students; Teacher Competencies; Technology Uses in Education; Training; World Problems; Indonesia; Malaysia
• ISSN: 1539-3100; 1539-3119
• DOI: 10.4018/IJDET.2016100105

This research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of BIOMIND portal in enhancing students' 21st century skills and overcoming their misconceptions in Biology subject. 118 Indonesian high school students were involved in this quasi-experimental study. The experimental group underwent learning experiences using BIOMIND portal whereas the control group experienced conventional learning approaches. The effectiveness of the BIOMIND portal was measured based on the students' 21st century skills development and their level of misconceptions. There were significant differences in the 21st century skills development found between the experimental group and the control group. In addition, this research has found that the BIOMIND portal could overcome misconceptions among students due to the trainings given during interventions. This study concluded that teaching and learning using BIOMIND portal has brought positive impacts especially in developing the 21st century skills and overcoming students' misconceptions in Biology subject.