STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS TOWARD e-AV BIOLOGY COURSEWARE FOR LEARNING ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY

The teaching media namely e-AV Biology, was developed with the main features of video lessons in supporting the students’ learning process. Some video lessons describe the production process of Bio-fuel or Renewable Energy on the field of Biotechnology Industrial, which is one of the subjects that students and teachers find it difficult to learn and explain. The design and development of a Courseware for Biology in senior high schools in Indonesia is described in this paper. The context of Biology education in Indonesia shows that the students’ motivation in learning this subject is considered low. Moreover, students have difficulties in learning Biology and have no interest in the lesson due to the subject irrelevant with the daily experiences, and Biology teachers in Indonesia were still using the monotonous teaching method, teachers are the focal point of learning in the classroom. The methodology used in this study was quasi experimental research. There were two groups involved in this experiment, namely: T0 and T1. The first group (T0) was assigned as the control group and the second group (T1) was assigned to the experiment group. Two objectives were identified, firstly to design and develop the e-AV Biology Courseware that can be used as a teaching medium. Secondly, it examined the impact on students’ perception and perceived effectiveness of high and low academic achievement when the e-AV Biology Courseware is used. The findings of study indicated that the eAV Biology Courseware was able to help students to understand more about the Biology subject compared to the conventional ways of teaching. The students who learn Biology using the e-AV Biology Courseware have more interest, better perception and perceived effectiveness toward the subject. Most of the students who participated in this experiment responded positively and suggested that the video lesson should be added to their Biology subject in their schools. The study suggested two key contributions to the Senior High Schools across Indonesia and to Indonesian educators, particularly teaching Biology. The first contribution was the design and development of an e-Learning Courseware for Indonesian senior high schools. Next, the provision of the e-AV Biology Courseware as a medium, it can be used by educators in the teaching and learning process.