Scientific literacy profile of X grade students in Gunungkidul on Biology reviewed based on gender

Abstract

This study aims to determine the ability of scientific literacy of students in biology subjects that are reviewed by gender. This research is a descriptive study with survey method to find out the difference in scientific literacy scores of male and female students. The population in this study were all X grade students in Senior High School in Gunungkidul Regency. The research sample used was 351 students from six schools taken by cluster random sampling with a total sample of 229 female students and 122 students of male students. The scientific literacy test instrument was prepared based on the 2015 PISA indicators by only taking biological content. The research data were analyse with Test of U Mann Whitney which had previously been subjected to a prerequisite test. The results showed that the average score of scientific literacy ability of female students was higher with a value of 59.45 compared to the average score of male students with a value of 55.33. Based on the results of the Test of U Mann Whitney showed a significance value of 0.16 which can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the average scientific literacy scores of female students with male.