The plant anatomy practicum uses a smartphone-assisted digital microscope in improving student compound intelligence

Abstract

The background of this research is that the activity of students at the time of plant anatomy practice is not conducive and the learning process given is not oriented to explore students' multiple intelligence ability, so that the visual, logical-mathematical, physical-kinaesthetic and naturalistic ability of students is still low. This is evidenced through reports of their lab results and their learning activities are still low, but in generally plant anatomy is windows to explore science or science curiosity is not limited. The purpose of this study is to increase student learning activities, improve students 'multiple intelligence, and to find out students' responses to the application of digital microscope assisted smartphone in practicum of plant anatomy. Student learning activity is assessed by using observation sheet, the ability of multiple intelligences is measured by using test in the form of description, and student responses were assessed using a response questionnaire. The result of the research shows that the increase of students 'learning activity has very good criteria. The use of digital assisted microscope can improve students' intelligence ability, and the student response to the use of digital microscope with the aid of smartphones in the plant anatomy practice has very good criteria.