INTERACTIVE TEACHING WITH LOCAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LESSON STUDY ON THE SUBJECT OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS II

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This study aims at determining whether an interactive teaching with local chemical industries can be applied to chemical analysis II course and determining whether the interactive teaching with local chemical industries can improve the understanding of chemical analysis II course of students of Chemistry Study Program of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science of Yogyakarta State University.
This study was carried out to the students of chemistry study program who took the course of chemical analysis II at the even semester in the academic year of 2009/2010 as many as 40 people. Actions given were in group interactions with local chemical industries namely the eucalyptus oil refining industry in Sendangmole, Gunungkidul; the waste water processing industry (WWTP) in Pendowoharjo, Sewon, Bantul; the electroplating industry in Kotagede; PDAM Sleman; and PG. Madukismo in Tirtonirmolo, kasihan, Bantul. In groups, students interacted with the industries through field studies. The interaction results with the industries in groups were prepared in the form of reports and presented to have assessments as a score component to determine students’ achievement. Questionnaires were also given to the students to determine students’ response to the actions given.
The results showed that the interactive teaching with local chemical industries could improve students' learning achievement. This was showed by comparing the average score of the class before and after the given actions. The average score of the class before the given actions was 67.2 and after the given actions became 72.1. The highest score achieved before the actions was 82, while the lowest score achieved before the action was 40. After the actions were given, the highest score achieved by students was 88, while the lowest score reached to 50.

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