Eksplorasi Persepsi Awal Mahasiswa Pendidikan Biologi terhadap Teori Evolusi: Apakah Evolusi Bertentangan dengan Keyakinan?
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https://doi.org/10.23969/biosfer.v9i2.20236Keywords:
Persepsi evolusi, penerimaan evolusi, Teori evolusiAbstract
Penerimaan terhadap teori evolusi merupakan salah satu isu menantang dalam dunia Pendidikan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan persepsi awal mahasiswa terkait teori evolusi sebelum mempelajari mata kuliah evolusi. Pada penelitian melibatkan 99 orang mahasiswa Pendidikan Biologi sebagai subjek penelitian. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket berisi open-ended dan closed-ended questions. Ditemukan bahwa 54,6% mahasiswa percaya dengan teori evolusi, 41,4% ragu-ragu dan 4% tidak percaya. Persepsi mahasiswa yang mengatakan ragu-ragu dan tidak percaya teori evolusi karena (1) menyadari kurangnya pemahaman mereka tentang evolusi; (2) teori evolusi bertentangan dengan keyakinan mereka; (3) adanya keraguan terhadap teori Darwin; (4) bukti terkait evolusi masih belum cukup memadai atau kurang meyakinkan. Adapun persepsi mahasiswa yang menerima teori evolusi dengan landasan sebagai berikut (1) evolusi dapat dibuktikan melalui bukti ilmiah; (2) mereka harus mampu menilai teori evolusi secara ilmiah dan terlepas dari perspektif agama; (3) menyadari bahwa teori evolusi perlu ditinjau dengan berbagai informasi dari berbagai perspektif. Temuan ini dapat dijadikan acuan serta memberikan rekomendasi pendekatan bagi dosen dan para pendidik untuk melaksanakan pembelajaran evolusi.Downloads
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