The implementation online tutorials and the level of reflective thinking of students of biology education study program on the open and distance education

Sekarwinahyu, Mestika and Rustaman, Nuryani and Widodo, Ari and Riandi, (2017) The implementation online tutorials and the level of reflective thinking of students of biology education study program on the open and distance education. In: International Conference on Mathematics and Science Education, 2017, 24 Mei 2017, Auditorium FPMIPA UPI Bandung.

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Abstract

This paper discusses the results of online tutorial implementation analysis and reflective thinking level of biology education students who participated in online tutorial. Participants are students who are biology teachers, therefore they should already have the skills as professional teachers that can be obtained through lifelong learning process. In order for the lifelong learning process to be effective, the teachers must also get used to reflective thinking that will assist them to improve professional skills. This research was conducted on 2015.2 term and 2016.2 term. The procedure of this study consisted of observation of student activities in the online tutorials and measurement of the level of student reflective thinking. The instruments used were the online tutorial program evaluation questionnaire and the reflective thinking questionnaire of Kember et al. The results showed that online tutorial sections that need to be improved: the interaction between students and tutors, initiation material, the interaction among students and the assesment. The student's reflective thinking level in 2015.2 term is at the level of understanding, followed by reflection, critical reflection, and habitual action, while in 2016.2 term is at the reflection level, followed by understanding, critical reflection, and habitual action.

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