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literacy also being trend research as well as (2012). The Paper Classification Form is
research issues in various countries and presented in Appendix 1.
international journals (Cavas, 2015). The articles which had been analyzed
This study provides an overview of the consist of 138 articles published in 2009-2017
scientific literacy research in Indonesia. This is and published in various national journals either
important, as there will always be a need for more indexed by DOAJ, SCOPUS, ISSN journals, or
up-to-date research. The main purpose of this by other journal indexing agencies. This study is
article is to analyze the research results based on limited to the analysis of research journals on the
the content and methodological approach. From topic of scientific Literacy.
this analysis, this is expected to get more
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
information, description and research map from
scientific literacy has been done in Indonesia. Research Trends of Scientific Literacy in
This will provide direction in conducting further Indonesia
research and policy. Results of the study are presented in this
METHOD section in tables and charts. Based on Figure 1,
research of scientific literacy is not a new
The research method was conducted using
research theme in Indonesia. This just grows by
descriptive content analysis study. Grouping
the time. Indonesian researchers’ interest in
various research results based on various aspects
scientific literacy is very poor until 2013. Studies
in the study. The research instrument used is
show an increasing trend from 2014 onwards.
adapted from Paper Classification Form (PCF)
developed by Kizilaslan, Sözbilir, & Yasar
30.00%
25.00%
19.57%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00% 7.25%
5.00% 2.90% 2.17%
0.72% 1.45%
0
0.00%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Figure 1. Number of research reports related to scientific literacy published over years.
Book analysis,
5.15% Other, 5.15%
Teacher training,
0% Learning/teaching,
40.44%
Development of
instruction/learning
media, 38.97%
Understanding/
concept analysis,
10.71%
Attitude/perception
research, 0%
inferences, predictions, and conclusions based on literacy that is not translated or described into
quantitative data. more specific domains. Scientific literacy
These nine skills in the instrument definitions based on PISA dominate the scientific
(TOSLS) are important to reveal the extent of literacy research paper. This definition by PISA
students’ literacy development. By this kind of describes the scientific literacy into more specific
development research, Gormally’s work is domains; they are scientific content, scientific
suitable and often used as framework for testing, context, scientific processes, and attitudes toward
assessing students scientific literacy and the science. Based on the findings, scientific content
categories of instrument are used to develop and scientific processes became most
instrument in different context. Fives, Huebner, investigated domain, followed by a scientific
& Birnbaum (2014) defined scientific literacy as context and an attitude toward science. This
the ability to understand the process and engage shows that concentration of researchers still
meaningfully with the scientific information focused on scientific content and scientific
available in daily life. Fives et al. (2014) develop- processes and still lacking for students' attitudes.
ed a scientific literacy assessment instrument Scientific context as "recognizing life situations
called the Scientific Literacy Assessment (SLA). involving science and technology", this means
The instrument created to assess scientific pro- that students understand the context of everyday
cess, students' motivation and belief in science. life that involves science and technology. In this
Assessment of process aspects developed which case, scientific context is the selection of a life-
consisted of the role of science, thinking and appropriate context with the students, covering
working scientifically, science and society, the problems faced by students every day to
literacy of science media, mathematics in solving global issues (Bybee, 2008;
science, and motivation and belief in science. Development, 2006).
This assessment could be an alternative to Other variables that also become
scientific literacy evaluation. dependent variables and are associated with
Assessment of Scientific Literacy Domain scientific literacy in various studies are students'
self-confidence (Islami et al., 2015), critical
Chiappeta et. al., 2014, Gormally et. al.,
11.03%
thinking skills (Rahayuni, 2016), environmental
2012, 2.94% awareness (Perkasa & Aznam, 2016; Sya'ban &
Other, Wilujeng, 2016), student characters (Ajie,
3.68% Ramalis, & Liliawati, 2013), and misconceptions
(Imaningtyas, Karyanto, Nurmiyati, & Asriani,
2016).
Other Variable, 4.76%
Undefined, Other,
23.53% PISA, 12.30%
52.94% Content,
20.24%
Bybee,
5.88%
Scientific
Literacy, Contex,
Figure 4. Scientific Literacy Definition 17.06% 12.70%
Assessment of Scientific Literacy Domain Atttude, Process,
A deeper analysis of scientific Literacy 12.30% 20.63%
studies can be seen from the domain or aspect that
assessed in the paper. Based on Figure 5 the
scientific Literacy domain consist of scientific Figure 5. Scientific Literacy Domain
content (20.24%), scientific process (20.63%),
scientific context (12.70%), attitude toward Research Methods
science (12.30%), Scientific Literacy (17.06%), Research method in these scientific
other definitions (12.30%), and other variables Literacy research is dominated by quantitative
(4.76%). research (57.46%), R & D (35.07%), Mix-Design
The Scientific Literacy that reaches (3.73%) and qualitative (3.73%). For in-depth
17.06% is a dependent variable of scientific analysis, the quantitative research is further
elaborated into various types of research, and high school students with a percentage of
quasi-experimental research dominates scientific 40.58%. This dominance was followed by sample
Literacy research which is followed by pre- of high school students (31.88%), undergraduate
experimental research. This trend is also student (13.04%), no sample (3.62%), others
expressed by (Gul & Sozbillir, 2016), that the (4.35%) and teacher (1.45%). Samples covered in
trend of experimental research is dominated by other categories (4.35%) include the study of
quasi-experimental research and followed by pre- textbooks, teaching materials, and curriculum.
experimentation. The dominance of junior high school
students was also reported by (Kizilaslan et al.,
2012) in inquiry study from various Turkish
national journals. A detailed analysis which is
based on various types of the sample is shown in
Table 1.
Sample Size
Figure 8 shows sample size in research of
scientific Literacy from various papers.
Unfortunately, 28.23% papers did not explain the
sample size. Then, sample size within 51-100
(25.00%) was the most frequently used in
research paper. Moreover, sample size within 31-
50 (21.77%) and sample size within 11-30
Figure 6. Research Methods in Scientific (12.90%) were following the dominance. The
Literacy Research dominance of sample size was also reported by
(Kizilaslan et al., 2012), which sample size
There is no true-experimental research was
within 31-100 dominate in national papers
found in this study, because in true-experimental
(67.7%) and international papers (88.9%). Only
research needs to randomize the sample/
few paper with large sample size (2.42%).
participants into the group (Cresswel, 2012). On
the other hand, quasi-experiment facilitates to not Method Analysis
randomize the class members into different class/
The analytical methods used to elucidate
group. Then we could use this nature group as our
the scientific literacy research results are
sample. This is also expressed by (Gul &
presented in Table 2. The table indicates that the
Sozbillir, 2016) that the absence of participant
descriptive analysis is used frequently, especially
randomization is one factor that makes quasi-
the Normal gain-score analysis. The normal gain-
experimental research more preferable.
score analysis method is considered to be quite
Table 1. Research Methods in Scientific effective because it can describe and classify the
Literacy Research development of scientific literacy capabilities
(Hake, 1998).
Research Methods f* %
Other descriptive analysis methods widely
Quantitative 77 57,46
used are the frequency table or percentage %, and
Quasi-experimen 34
Pra-experimen 18
normal diagrams. This trend is also similar to the
Descriptive 16 results of analysis (Kizilaslan et al., 2012), that
Corelational 1 descriptive analysis method is more widely used
Survey 8 in research in various research journals followed
Qualitative 5 3,73 by inferential statistics and qualitative analysis.
R&D 47 35,07 This trend is also reported by (Gul & Sozbillir,
Mix-Design 5 3,73 2016) that descriptive method dominates the
analysis methods used in various international
Sample Research journals in 2012-2014 and is also followed by
Based on Figure 7, the sample in the inferential statistical analysis methods and
scientific Literacy study was dominated by junior qualitative analysis methods.
1: Elementary School
45.00% 2: Junior HS
40.58%
40.00% 3: Senior HS
4: Undergraduate
35.00% 31.88% 5: Postgraduate
30.00% 6: Teacher
7: Parents
25.00% 8: No Sample
20.00% 9: Other
15.00% 13.04%
10.00%
5.07%
5.00% 3.62% 4.35%
1.45%
0.00% 0.00%
0.00%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
30% 28.23%
25.00%
25% 21.77%
20%
15% 12.90%
10%
5.65%
4%
5% 2.42%
0%
Between 1- Between Between Between Between 101- More than No Size
10 11-30 31-50 51-100 300 300 Sample
Instrument Type
Figure 9. Comparison of Instrument Type in
Based on Table 3 the most commonly used Scientific Literacy Research
instrument type is multiple choices (65.38%)
which are used to measure content, context, and