ANALISIS PELAKSANAAN PRAKTIKUM DAN PERMASALAHANNYA MATERI ORGANISASI KEHIDUPAN SMP KECAMATAN TANJUNGKARANG PUSAT

Abstract

This study aims to analyze practicum implementation and problems about living organism of VII grade teachers on Junior High School in Tanjungkarang Pusat year 2016/2017. The sample were VII grade Sains teachers who carried out practicum of living organism that were selected by purposive sampling. Exploratory research design was used in this research. Research data were obtained from questionnaires, interviews and observations that were analyzed descriptively. The result showed that teacher's and students response to the practicum implementation, the phases of practicum, and the student worksheets by teachers had score that were 75.21%, 76.10%, 69.91%, and 49.73%. Thus, the practicum implementation by teachers and students was good, the phases of practicum have good criteria, and student worksheets by teachers were quite good. The problems in practical activities are limited; (1) laboratory facilities, (2) number of microscopes, and (3) number of animal and plant cells.

Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pelaksanaan praktikum dan permasalahannya pada materi organisasi kehidupan di SMP kelas VII Kecamatan Tanjungkarang Pusat tahun pelajaran 2016/2017. Sampel penelitian dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling yaitu guru IPA kelas VII yang melaksanakan praktikum materi organisasi kehidupan. Desain penelitian yang digunakan yaitu desain riset eksploratori. Data penelitian diperoleh dari angket, wawancara, dan observasi kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tanggapan guru dan tanggapan siswa terhadap pelaksanaan praktikum, tahapan pelaksanaan praktikum, serta LKS-praktikum yang disusun guru berturut-turut memperoleh skor 75,21%, 76,10%, 69,91%, dan 49,73%. Dengan demikian pelaksanaan praktikum oleh guru dan siswa berkriteria baik, tahapan pelaksanaan praktikum berkriteria baik, dan LKS-praktikum yang disusun guru berkriteria cukup baik. Permasalahan yang muncul dalam kegiatan praktikum yaitu keterbatasan; (1) sarana laboratorium, (2) jumlah mikroskop cahaya, dan (3) jumlah preparat awetan sel hewan dan tumbuhan.

Kata kunci: organisasi kehidupan, pelaksanaan praktikum, permasalahan praktikum