Developing the Learning Materials of Biotechnology Subject Based on Students' Need and Character of Nusantara PGRI University of Kediri

Various applications and utilization of biotechnology are very important to be introduced early. Introducing biotechnology through levels of education can be done by transferring science to students. Transferring knowledge through lectures activities are often experience constraints, one of them is that there is no adequate source of learning materials available. The research aimed todevelop a teaching materials of biotechnology course which is suited to the students' necessary. The method used was 4Ddevelopment model which was adopted from Thiagarajan, et al (1974). The model contains four stages, i.e. define, design, develop, and deploy. Data collection techniques was using validation questionnaires for experts, individual test and small-scale trials. Data analysis results show that the average results of validation and testing were categorized as “eligible” with “good”predicate , based on the Eligibility Level Criteria and Product Revise table. Theproduct has an advantages and disadvantages which still needed to be revised

Analisis Kebutuhan Bahan Ajar Mata Kuliah Kurikulum

Ketersediaan bahan ajar dan sumber belajar adalah salah satu komponen penting dalam sebuah perkuliahan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menguraikan hasil angket kebutuhan bahan ajar oleh mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Responden sejumlah 66 mahasiswa dari Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri dan Universitas Islam Balitar. Instrument penelitian ini menggunakan angket analisis kebutuhan yang disajikan pada platform google form. Pengumpulan data dengan menyebarkan angket analisis kebutuhan bahan ajar pada 2 instansi yang berbeda. Teknik analisis data dengan menguraikan data hasil angket kebutuhan bahan ajar, yang dianalisis secara mendetail. Hasil pada penelitian ini adalah 1) mahasiswa membutuhkan sebuah bahan ajar berupa buku ajar untuk menunjang proses perkuliahan pada matakuliah kurikulum, 2) bahan ajar menyajikan topik-topik sesuai dengan yang disajikan dosen pengampu, 3) bahan ajar disajikan secara sistematis, menarik dan menggunakan Bahasa yang mudah dipahami oleh mahasiswa, dan 4) bahan ajar bisa bersifat fleksibel bisa diakses kapanpun dan dimanapun. Hasil analisis diharapkan dapat dijadikan dasar dalam mengembangkan bahan ajar kurikulum sesuai kebutuhan mahasiswa

Pengaruh Penggunaan Model Read Question Answer terhadap Keaktifan Mahasiswa dalam Berdiskusi pada Mata Kuliah Mikologi

The low activity of students in discussing mycology courses is caused by the lack of use of innovative learning models. The research purpose was to determine the effect of using the Read Question Answer (RQA) model on student activeness in discussing mycology courses. This research uses quantitative research methods with a quasi-experimental research type through a one-group pretest-posttest research design. The research instrument used was a student activity questionnaire. Research data is the average value of student activity. The research data analysis technique used the dependent paired sample t-test. The results showed that there was an effect of using the RQA model on student activeness in discussing mycology courses. This is evident from the t-count value is greater than the t-table (7.15 > 2.23). The conclusion of this research is the use of the RQA model affects student activeness in discussing mycology courses