The Development of Biology Comic Education with Compare and Contrast Learning (CaC) Method to Improve 10 th Grade Students' Literacy

Abstract

Literacy in the biology does not only deal with reading activity but also deal with several other activities like identification, determinant, and communication of information to overcome life problems. Furthermore, in biology subject, the chapter related to virus is the one of the most difficult chapters due to the abstract cause and the complexity of the content. This research aims at producing a feasible biology comic education to increase student's literacy in Senior high school with compare and contrast (CAC) learning method. The development of this biology comic education refers to the 4D Model. It used one-group pretest-posttest design. The comic education was applied in normal class with CAC learning method. The data of the research were collected through validation, questionnaire, and pretest-posttest instruments. The data were analyzed through descriptive quantitative statistic technique. The result of this research revealed that: (1) the biology comic education was developed in valid categorizes, (2) the literacy learning was categorized improved; and (3) the students responded positively towards the learning. These results indicated that the biology comic education which had been developed was feasible to be used to improve the students' literacy. In addition, the biology comic education can be used as a reference or alternative learning resources in the learning in the school.