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Boosting Analytical Thinking Skills and Digital Literacy in Bioinformatics Education

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Researchers from Universitas Negeri Jakarta have conducted a study to investigate the effect of applying innovative teaching materials in project-based learning (PjBL) on analytical thinking skills and digital literacy in bioinformatics education. The study used a quasi-experimental method and pretest-posttest control group design, involving students of the UNJ biology education study programme. The results showed that the application of ARMOD E-Module teaching materials in PjBL can significantly improve students' analytical thinking skills and digital literacy.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study found that the application of ARMOD E-Module in PjBL can increase the average post-test in the aspects of segmentation ability, ability to connect system functions, ability to compare, and ability to evaluate, which are all aspects of analytical thinking.
  • The study also found that the average post-test increases occurred in the aspects of information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, digital content creation, security, and problem solving, which are all aspects of digital literacy.
  • The results of the one-way MANOVA test between the experimental class and the control class were 0.026, indicating a significant difference between the two groups.
  • The study concluded that the innovation features of teaching materials used in learning bioinformatics are the primary cause of the significant difference between the experimental and control groups.
  • The study suggests that the application of ARMOD E-Module in PjBL is an effective method for improving analytical thinking skills and digital literacy in bioinformatics education.
  • The study highlights the importance of developing innovative teaching materials to improve students' skills in bioinformatics education.
  • The study's results have implications for educators and policymakers seeking to improve the quality of bioinformatics education.

Statistics:

  • 0.026: The results of the one-way MANOVA test between the experimental class and the control class, indicating a significant difference between the two groups.
  • 18: The volume number of the journal Biosfer, in which the study was published.
  • 1: The issue number of the journal Biosfer, in which the study was published.
  • 2025: The year in which the study was conducted and published.
  • 282-291: The page numbers of the study in the journal Biosfer.
  • 10.21009/biosferjpb.53210: The DOI number of the study in the journal Biosfer.

Sources:

  • Biosfer, 2025, 18(1): 282-291. (Biosfer - http://journal.unj.ac.id/unj/index.php/biosfer/index)
  • Universitas Negeri Jakarta
  • Life Science Weekly, October 14, 2025; p 8106.

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