MELESTARIKAN KEANEKARAGAMAN HAYATI MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN DI LUAR KELAS DAN TUGAS YANG MENANTANG

Abstract

Indonesia is a mega-biodiversity country that has a number offlora and fauna number 2
worldwide. Biological diversity useful for the purposes offood, clothing, and shelter. Based on the
results of pre-study showed that the majority (80%) of biodiversity in school learning use the
lecture method and of course have not touched the realm of attitudes to conserve. The goal of the
research is to develop the attitude of preserving biodiversity in the candidate educators through
learning outside the classroom and challenging task. Subjects in this study were students of
biology education study program participant subjects generation plant diversity by 2012 consist of
36 students, 5 male students, and 31 female students. This type of research is the Classroom
Action Research (CAR) conducted during two cycles, the research approach is qualitative
descriptive. Data analysis was done by triangulation of data and percentages. Observations
attitudes using Likert scale, observation sheets, and field notes. The results showed no increase in
the attitude of students as prospective educators before the first cycle, at the end of the first cycle
and the end of the second cycle. Biology teacher recommended to apply this method, method to
conduct learning outside the classroom and give challenging task in middle and high school
students.
Keywords: biodiversity, learning outside the classroom, challenging task