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THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY
FOR
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS
RESEARCH PAPER
Created to fulfill assignment of English for Academic Purposes 102 subject
By:
1. Ahmad Hidayatullah : FST-2014330002
2. Dhaniar Meuthia Rani : FoB-2014210011
3. Lutfi Hidayat : FST-2014360006
Lecturer:
Winnie
SAMPOERNA UNIVERSITY
JAKARTA
2015
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Foreword
This researh paper made as final project of English as Academic Purpose 2, taking a
research topic of how effective the Science laboratory in Sampoerna University support
students’ learning process considering it is not just for academic purpose but for some examples
of potential policy implications. The content of these papers are designed to be an input into an
area of Science laboratory facilities. In this case, a contribution to the Science laboratory of
Sampoerna University board to do several improvement in facilities side.
The topic taken is carefully chosen to address needs of Science laboratory that if not
immediate, will necesarily be so tomorrow. The intent is that the paper supports an infomed
discussion and leads towards improvements of Science laboratory in Sampoerna University.
This paper was produced by a team which is consist of three strudents. They are Ahmad
Hidayatullah, Dhaniar Meuthia Rani, and Lutfi Hidayat.
Jakarta, May 18 2015,
Paper Team
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Table of Content
Tittle ........................................................................................................................................... i
Foreword ................................................................................................................................... ii
Table of Content ...................................................................................................................... iii
Abstract and Acknowledgment ............................................................................................ iv
CHAPTER I: Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
1. Background ................................................................................................................ 1
CHAPTER II: Objective ......................................................................................................... 3
2. Aim ............................................................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER III: Method ........................................................................................................... 4
3.1. Method .................................................................................................................... 4
3.2. Data Collection ....................................................................................................... 4
3.2.1. Questionnaire ........................................................................................... 4
3.2.2. Study Literature ....................................................................................... 4
3.3. Location and Correspondent ................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER IV: Result and Discussion ................................................................................... 6
4.1. Result ...................................................................................................................... 6
4.1.1. The Importance of Science Laboratory .................................................... 6
4.1.2. The Effectiveness of The Facilities ......................................................... 6
4.1.3. The Improvement Concern ..................................................................... 7
4.2 Discussion/Analysis ................................................................................................. 7
4.2.1. The Importance of Science Laboratory ................................................... 7
4.2.2. The Effectiveness of The Facilities ......................................................... 8
4.2.3. The Improvement Concern ..................................................................... 9
CHAPTER V: Conclusion and Suggestion .......................................................................... 11
5.1. Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 11
5.2. Suggestion ............................................................................................................. 11
References ............................................................................................................................... 13
Appendix ................................................................................................................................. 14
Members Information ........................................................................................................... 16
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ABSTRACT
Science laboratory is a place to the people to do Science experimental. Science
laboratory hold the very crucial role for scientist to do the research activity for proving the
Science theory into practical effort. Besides for the scientist, Science laboratory also has
important role to the students especially for Faculty of Science and Technology students which
actively learn in Science aspect. Students are figuring out what scientist do which proving the
theory into practical effort. Moreover, Science laboratory is a place for student to learn how
Science interact with daily life. Through the experimental and practicum, students figuring out
those things to be real. Consequently, Science laboratory become one of the most important
part for Faculty of Science and Technology students to learn the courses completely. As the
result of that, this paper aimed to analyze the importance of Science laboratory to the students
and analyze the ideal Science laboratory for international level.
Keywords: Science laboratory, Faculty of Science and Technology, practicum, experimental,
theory.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to thank to Mrs. Winnie for many helps regarding in completing this paper.
Second, we would to thank much for another group’s suggestion who make correction to our
paper.
Finally, thanks to all group members that already did hard work to contribute for the projec it.
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1. Background
Science laboratory is the place where students can perfom researches in Science and
technology. This place is required for students who majoring in Science. The scientist believed
that the laboratory is such significant place to implemented the soft skill into practical skill.
The laboratory has given a central and specific role in Science education. It proved by the
scientist that there will be many benefits from laboratory activities. Laboratory instruction
would give the training in observation, provide the specific information, and enlarge students’
interest (Blosser, n.d.).
The laboratory generally has many advantages for students in developing their ideas. In
here, the students can explore related to the material given in the class. Moreover, the material
that not understandable for students theoretically, it could be figure out into experimental
activities that will help students more understand. Since the students only get the theoretical
material in the class, laboratory become the best place for students to transform the theories in
to real activities for giving a proof and philosophy based on the practical method. Furthermore,
the students also learn how to make scientific argument writing from the experiments.
According to Blosser (n.d.) the laboratory may lead students to understand the nature of
Science and among the various diciplines of Science.
Good Science laboratory define when the laboratory fulfil the standard requirement of
laboratory such as equipments or tools, specialized types, and the safety. Laboratory
equipments refers to the numerous instruments that used for scientists working in the
laboratory. According to the Quizlet (2015) the insruments of laboratory include goggles,
Bunsen burner, graduated cylinder, spot plate, pipet bulb, stirring rod, crucible tongs, beaker,
etc. The specialized types mean other facilities outside the equipments that support in
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experiment process, for instance computer lab. Addition, the safety is very important in the
laboratory. The good laboratory has clear information about the materials which include the
content of material and dangerous level. Besides the laboratory must has the procedure for
using the laboratory in secure way for beginner and advance user.
Sampoerna University is one of the International University that use international
education system for learning process. The material given based on the international
requirement and international need. Next, Sampoerna University should have the international
laboratory to support the students learning. According to the LSUS (2014), department
equipment of the international laboratory includes an ultracentrifuge, a high-speed refrigerated
centrifuge, UV-visible spectrophotometers, a fluorescence spectrophotometer, a UPLC
chromatography system, electrophoresis equipment, and a scanning electron microscope. As
the International University, Sampoerna University should fulfil those stuff to have standard
laboratory. Those equipment might available in the Sampoerna University laboratory but in the
limited amount (Sampoerna University, 2015). Sometime students can not do the experiment
activities because the equipments are limited. Meanwhile, the condition can be solve by
dividing the students into some groups.
Sampoerna University has to pay attention to the laboratory condition. The laboratory
should be improve due to the student need for laboratory is very crucial. It will be considerable
for the laboratory to improve in the performance facilities. Therefore knowing the weakness
and strongness of the performance facilities will be the best way to make good improvitation
to the laboratory.
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CHAPTER II
OBJECTIVE
2. Aim
This research is conducted because of some purposes which to know the influence of
Science laboratory to the students’ learning process. The influence aspects will list down to
know how it can be influencing to the learning process. With the collected data, researchers
will investigate to decide how to make some improvements to the laboratory. The main aim of
the research is to give some possibilities to make a better laboratory performance. The
improvement will appointed based on the existing condition with some additions to the
international laboratory standard. To come up with those ideas, the researchers decided to
define some questions to build up the research paper. Based on the research aim, the researchers
stand for three main questions which are:
1. How many students feel the used of Science laboratory is important to support the
learning process? Why?
2. How effective the facilities of Science laboratory in supporting students learning
process?
3. How to improve the performance of Science laboratory related to student need?
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CHAPTER III
METHOD
3.1. Method
The researchers used quantitative and qualitative method to collect the data. The
combination between those methods will give the accurate data because the data come
from the correspondent and comparing with the researcher’s analysis. The quantitative
method provide the researchers information based on the condition happen in the field
through the correspondents. Meanwhile the qualitative use the existing journal that give
the information about related data. It will support the information from the correspondent
to make it more accurate.
3.2. Data Collection
3.2.1. Questionnaire
The data were collected by distributing the questionnaire to the
correspondents as the quantitative data. The content of the questionnaire is about
the students’ needs in using Science laboratory. In questionnaire, the researchers
would like to know the effectiveness of Science laboratory regarding to the
learning process. Besides, there are some questions focused to the correspondents’
opinion about the tools in the laboratory and student’s suggestion to improve
Science laboratory to be a better laboratory in the campus.
3.2.2. Study Literature
Besides the questionnaire from the correspondent, the researchers figuring
out the information related to Science laboratory as the qualitative data. The data
are collected from the other research and existing data in form of data analysis.
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By this data, the researchers could analyse the information related to the
international Science laboratory from outside of Sampoerna University comparing
to Science laboratory in Sampoerna University. Furthermore, the researchers
could to define the standard of international Science laboratory based on the
existing information.
3.3. Location and Correspondent
The research take place in the Sampoerna University as the place of the laboratory.
Moreover the correspondent was 40 students of the Sampoerna University who actively
do the activity or study in Sampoerna University. These correspondents were selected
based on the faculty. Because of the problem faced, the researchers decide to take the
correspondent from Faculty of Science and Technology batch 2013 and 2014. The reason
of deciding the correspondent because the researchers focus on students who used
Science laboratory. Besides, the researcher consider for choosing the correspondent
which understand to the laboratory’s condition.
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CHAPTER IV
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1. Result
Based on the data collected from quantitative and qualitative way, the researchers
get the information related to the research aim. Here the data from the quantitative way
based on the correspondent’s response to the asked issue. The result from questionnaire
given will show in five tables below.
4.1.1. The Importance of Science Laboratory in Supporting Learning Process
Table below explain the correspondent’s response related the importance of
Science laboratory.
Table 1
No. Question Yes No No Response
1. Have you ever used the Science laboratory? 90% 10% -
2. Is the activity support your learning process? 90% 0% 10%
Table 2
No. Question Response
Total
Response No
response
3. What kind of activity
you did in the
Science laboratory?
Practicum
80%
Other
3%
83% 17%
4.1.2. The Effectiveness of The Facilities in Science Laboratory
Table below explain the correspondent’s response related the effectiveness
of the tools and material in the Science laboratory.
Table 3
No. Question Yes No No Response
1. Are there any existing features/tools in the Science laboratory
that does not support the activity?
52% 39% 9%
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Table 4
No. Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2.
In scale 1-10, what scale do
you agree for the quality of
Science Laboratory? 0 4% 0 4% 7%
30
%
26
%
21
% 4% 4%
4.1.3. The Improvement Concern of Science Laboratory
Table below explain the correspondent’s response related the suggestion of
the improvement facilities in Science laboratory.
Table 5
No. Question Response
Total
Response No
response
1. Are there any
additional concerns
regarding to
improvement of
Science laboratory?
Could you mention
it?
a. Add advanced tools and technology
b. More equipment
c. Allowance to use use Science laboratory even
not in class schedule for example for
competition and project
d. Digitilize some tools
e. The room with more space
f. Apparatus arrangement
g. Instruction
h. Safety guideline
i. Provide wi-fi connection
83% 17%
4.2. Discussion/Analysis
4.2.1. The Importance of Science Laboratory
From the questions survey, show that the Faculty of Science and Technology
students who use Science laboratory at Sampoerna University, there are 90% over
the amount of the students. It proved that role of Science laboratory is very important
for students. There are up to 90% from Faculty of Science and Technology students
have ever used the Science laboratory. The rest of students said no because they use
computer laboratory not Science laboratory. Besides the students feel that the role of
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Science laboratory is very crucial. It proved by the correspondent’s response show
up to 90% said the Science laboratory support the learning process.
Addition, most of the students use the Science laboratory to have practicum
activities. It tells that the activities in the Science laboratory really support the
learning process for students in Faculty of Science and Technology. Moreover, since
the course need some experiments, the laboratory class is such a mandatory place
for students to complete the course. According to the Hofstein & Lunetta (2003), the
function of the Science laboratory is as the place for students to take rich benefits
from their experiment and applying the theory to the practical effort. This theory also
proved by existing research that told the purpose of using a particular laboratory in
the learning support. Such as laboratory activity that lead the way of organized
activity, how the activity fits in to the unit of works, and how the activity is intended
to result in planned student learning (Hart, Mulhall, Berry, Loughran, & Gustone,
2000).
4.2.2. The Effectiveness of The Facilities in Science Laboratory
In the other data show that the correspondents state of Science laboratory’s
facilities are not good enough. The opinion come from the related students that
frequently use the facilities. The students said that there are some facilities that does
not support student’s activity. It can be define because lack of tool or there is no tool
for the related activity. Those can be support by the half from the total of
correspondent that use the tools in Science laboratory. The students said that the
tools is quite good and complete, but still some tools are not enough if compared
with the number of the students. It means that the Science laboratory have to improve
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the tools because the students said that the laboratory lack of the particular tool which
very important to laboratory activity.
Besides, the researcher also asked for the quality of the Science laboratory in
the scale from 1-10. As the result, the correspondent give various scale that show the
difference perspective from them. There are three highest scale given by the
correspondent. The scale is about 6-8 which has up to 20% from the amount of the
correspondent. But, there is one scale that completely has the highest agreement
which is 6.
Moreover the result shows that the quality of Science laboratory in Sampoerna
University really need to get attention since the result is dominant in scale 6. It means
the quality of the Science laboratory need to have some improvement. There are so
much things have to be improved to make the Science laboratory has international
standard since the Sampoerna University is an international university level. It
should be able to compete with other Science laboratory in the international level.
But, there some correspondent that think the quality of the laboratory is quite good.
It means the laboratory has a chance to make another correspondent to in same
agreement through some improvement that they need.
4.2.3. The Improvement Concern of Science Laboratory
From the total correspondent who response the survey, the researcher get up to
83% responses. The researchers give the question about the additional concern
regarding to improvement of Science laboratory. As the result, the answers are so
various such as: Add advanced tools and technology, more equipment, allowance to
use Science laboratory outside the class to have experiment for competition and
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project, digitalize some tools, increase the room space, good apparatus arrangement,
safety guideline, and provide Wi-Fi connection.
It show what the crucial things that the correspondent need more. There some
of the important tools that should be exist to make the laboratory activities running
well. Consequently, the researcher give the placed to the correspondents to speak up
with their suggestion related to the improvement of Science laboratory of Sampoerna
Univesity. Next, the researchers can get the suggestions and record it to be an urgent
inventory that must be completed. With the variety result as above, the researcher
can define what things have to complete in the Science laboratory. The researcher
also create a mapping of the suggestion list so it can help Head of Science Laboratory
Management to upgrade the things needed.
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CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1. Conclusion
From the data result shows that 90% of Faculty of Science and Technology students
have been used the Science laboratory. It means that 36 of correspondents over the total
40 students from Faculty of Science and Technology used the laboratory for learning
purpose. Mostly, students use the laboratory for the lab work. Meanwhile, the rest 10% of
them have not been used the Science laboratory because they do not take the courses that
related to Science laboratory. On the other hand, there are 52% of correspondents said the
facilities that being provided is still inadequate, 39% said the facilities are adequate, and
9% showed no response from the correspondents. 9% correspondent cannot contribute
their response because they leave the question blank. Researcher assumed that the
correspondent does not has idea to the question asked. Besides, researcher also found 17%
correspondent does not give any suggestion to the laboratory improvement. But the
researcher get up to 83% correspondent response for the improvement. From this data, the
researchers found that the Science laboratory board need to improve the facilities in the
laboratory in order to optimise the students learning process. Because the Science
laboratory has important role to the students learning process.
5.2. Suggestion
To improve the facilities in the laboratory, the Science laboratory board have to
know which aspects need to be improved. The correspondents suggest that the first aspects
need to be improved is in the amount of laboratory’s tools or equipments. They said that
the tools or equipments that being provided is still inadequate. The consequent of
inadequate tools give impact to the students in the laboratory activities. The consequent
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could be coming from the use of time. It take more time to use the tools because the total
of the students is greater than the amounts of tools. Beside the amount of the tools, the
students also need an advance technology in doing the lab work.
Apart from that, the other suggestion is the safety guideline. Students need a clear
guideline in using the tools to keep safe. In addition, according to international standard
of laboratory, the room space in Sampoerna University’s Science laboratory is still narrow.
The students need more space for the laboratory because to make it more tidy and to make
a space between storage and lab work table. Besides, in the Science laboratory the Wi-Fi
connection has slow connection. To support learning process of the students in the
laboratory, the improvement of Wi-Fi hotspot or connection is needed. The Wi-Fi
connection is needed by the students because it will help them in finding a reference and
the theory in doing lab work.
Out of the facilities of the Science laboratory, the students need the allowance of
using the laboratory outside of the class schedule. The purposs of using laboratory outside
the class could be from some research competition which need the accessibility to the
laboratory, project, and some experiments. By giving the flexible allowance or permission,
the students could improve and develop their skill in doing their activities related to the
Science laboratory.
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APPENDIX
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MEMBERS INFORMATION
Hi! I am Ahmad Hidayatullah, originally I come from Palembang, I
went to Sampoerna Academy Palembang. I was born in Palembang
May, 14th 1996. Right now I become one of the students in
Sampoerna University. In this university I take Mobile
Communication Technology as my major. Besides in university life,
I am active in several organization internal and external such as:
Lembaga Dakwah Kampus, Japaness Club, and Swayanaka. I hope
this research paper will help a lot for your references.
She was born in Bandung on 25 July 1996. Even though she was born
in Bandung, she is an Acehnese. Her name is Dhaniar Meuthia Rani.
She is one of the students in Sampoerna University. Currently, she is
in accounting major and in the second semester. Her father comes
from Aceh while her mother comes from Central Java, Wonogiri. She
has a sister named Dita Meuthia Ramadhani. She is in the first year of
junior high school in Banda Aceh. In the university, Dhaniar has been
joining choir, traditional dance (Saman dance), and martial art (Merpati Putih). She has hobbies
in reading fiction books, singing, and dancing.
His name Lutfi Hidayat, usually called by Lutfi. He was born in
Tuban on 14 May 1996. The first child from the marriage between
Tumiati and Sugi Suprapto. He has one sister in the fourth year of
Elementary School. Now, he is a university student which majoring
in Mechanical Engineering at Sampoerna University. Besides, he
also take a dual degree in the Louisiana State University in
Mechanical Engineering because his dream to be a qualified engineer. In the university, Lutfi
has been enrolled in many organizations such as Club, Student Association, and Student Union
of Faculty. Furthermore, he like to do some sports, adventures, and martial arts.
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