Problems in learning biology for senior high schools in Lombok Island

Abstract

This survey was aimed to assess the student's difficulties in senior high school for learning particular topics in Biology and the problems in the learning process. The survey was conducted in senior high school all around the Lombok island by using questionnaire and surveyed 568 students and 24 biology teachers which then analyzed by using qualitative and quantitative statistics. This survey revealed the difficult topics are bacteria and viruses (18.64%), endocrine system (10.63%), cell structure (8.81%), genetics (8.41%), and nervous system (8.28%). The student's major problems in learning the topics are the use of the scientific name, the complexity of the topics, and the students learning habits. The survey also revealed the teacher's problems in the teaching process in the planning stage (23.27%), implementation stage (48.63%) and evaluation stage (28.10%).