Analysis of Scientific Literacy of Balikpapan City Eleventh Grade Students on Chemical Equilibrium Muntholib Muntholib, Lia Nur Hidayah, Eli Khusmawardani, Yahmin Yahmin, Yudhi Utomo
UM
Abstract
Scientific literacy reflects the individual^s knowledge of science and technology and his ability to use this knowledge to understand and explain science-related phenomena in his capacity as a reflective citizen. This study aims to analyze the scientific literacy of eleventh-grade students of Balikpapan City on Chemical Equilibrium. This study applies to a survey research design. The instrument of this research is a scientific literacy test on Chemical Equilibrium which consists of 25 valid items with a Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.889. The analysis results show that the average scientific literacy score on the chemical equilibrium of Balikpapan City 11th-grade students is 78.89%, in the category of high. At the level of scientific literacy domains, the average content knowledge score is 78.92% (high category)- procedural knowledge is 66.35% (medium category)- epistemic knowledge is 82.49% (high category)- competence to explain phenomena scientifically is 81.69 (high category)- the ability to evaluate and design scientific inquiry is 77.57% (high category)- and the ability to interpret data and evidence scientifically is 76.97 (high category). These show that the scientific literacy instruction in Balikpapan City is generally reasonable. However, the respondent^s procedural knowledge, competence in exploring scientific data and evidence, and competence in interpreting scientific data and evidence were less convincing. The implication of this research is the students^ learning experiences in the practice of scientific inquiry need to be improved.
Keywords: Scientific Literacy, Scientific Literacy Framework, Chemical Equilibrium
