Correlation of the logical thinking with mastery concept of prospective biology reachers

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to determine the description of logical thinking and mastery of concepts, analyzing the relationship between the two owned by a number of prospective biology teachers in the vertebrate zoology practice. The research method was a correlational descriptive method with a sample of one class which includes 26 prospective teachers of the Department of Biology Education, FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Sukabumi (UMMI), 2017/2018 semester academic year using a purposive sampling technique. Data collection was conducted using the many as 10 standard Test of Logical Thinking (ToLT) and 20 concept mastery questions. Data analysis was carried out through a correlation test. The results showed that: 1) 35% of students had logical thinking at the transition stage with an average value of 3.0; 2) 31% of students show mastery of concepts with enough categories with an average value of 63; 3) There is a moderate correlation between logical thinking and the mastery of the concept of prospective teachers with a correlation coefficient of 0.541. The understanding of the highest correlation at each indicator of logical reasoning compared to other cognitive aspects.