Measuring Students Environmental Problem Solving Ability Across Gender and School Differences Using Paper Based Testing

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i13.11709

Keywords:

Environmental Problem Solving, Gender, Schools, Paper Based Testing

Abstract


This study aimed to describe and test environmental problem solving ability, analyze differences in environmental problem solving ability when viewed from gender and school differences. To test the ability of students environmental problem solving, a test instrument that refers to the Sanjaya indicator in 2008 was developed. The items on the test were developed by researchers and validated by material and language experts. After revising the results of expert validation, then the environmental problem solving instrument was tested. The trial results obtained a test instrument was valid and reliable. The test was conducted on 136 students in Banjarmasin Indonesia. Quantitative data obtained from students' answers were then analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests with the assistance of SPSS 23 for Windows. The results show that: 1) the ability of students environmental problem solving was still low, 2) there is no relationship between gender differences and the ability of environmental problem solving. 3) There is no relationship between school differences and problem solving abilities. The result of study suggests further researchers need to facilitate students through teaching materials in the implementation of learning and improve student activity in learning to increase environmental problem solving ability

Author Biographies

Ridhwan Ridhwan, STKIP Al-Washliyah

Doctoral students at geography department, State University of Malang, Indonesia and also lecturer on geography department, STKIP Al-Washliyah, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Sumarmi Sumarmi, Universitas Negeri Malang

Professor, Researcher, and Senior lecturer at the Geography Education Program, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Malang.

I Nyoman Ruja, Universitas Negeri Malang

Assoc. Prof and senior lecturer at the Geography Education Program, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Malang

Dwiyono Hari Utomo, Universitas Negeri Malang

Assoc. Prof and senior lecturer at the Geography Education Program, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Malang

Rima Meilita Sari, STKIP Al-Washliyah

lecturer at the Geography Educational Program, STKIP Al-Washliyah, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

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Published

2020-07-10

How to Cite

Ridhwan, R., Sumarmi, S., Ruja, I. N., Utomo, D. H., & Sari, R. M. (2020). Measuring Students Environmental Problem Solving Ability Across Gender and School Differences Using Paper Based Testing. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(13), pp. 303–320. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i13.11709

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 13 (2020)

Section

Papers

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