The effect of Science Process Skills of Students Argumentation Skills

Abstract

This study aims to determine the comparison of students' learning skills in each class and students' argumentative abilities in each class and to determine the effect of students' science process skills on students' argumentation abilities. This type of research is using the Mixed Method with an explanatory design. The number of samples studied were 70 students of class 11 science. With the sampling technique of simple random sampling. The results of data analysis using parametric statistics t test obtained sig value. (2-tailed) 0.034 0.05, so it can be said that the students' argumentative abilities in XI IPA 4 and IPA 1 are different, and for the variable science process skills students get sig. (2-tailed) 0.043 0.05 so that the students' science process skills in each class are different. The results of the regression test obtained the results of the sig value. 0.025 in class XI IPA 1 and class XI IPA 4 obtained a sig value. 0.030 where the value of sig. The means that the skills affect the students' argumentation skills, this is also the result of the interviews conducted. The conclusion is that improving the good skills of students will make students better in conveying their arguments.