R. Oktavia, Irwandi, Melvina, Rajibussalim
This paper reports a qualitative inquiry to investigate the application of the Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) approach as a framework for teaching and learning physics. The aims of this study are to investigate how ISLE processes are applied, what the perspectives of instructors and students on the ISLE approach are, how the ISLE approach could be possibly applied in the physics courses and other STEM courses in Indonesia. Participants in this inquiry consist of the inventor of ISLE, three ISLE instructors, and students in an ISLE lab session. We used qualitative case study method and narrative data analysis in the process of evaluating data from observations, interviews, and ISLE-based learning materials and publications. It was found that the ISLE approach was applied smoothly in the class and lab sessions. The ISLE instructors are those who believe in the philosophical and epistemological reasoning behind the framework and the importance to nurture students' scientific abilities. Some students liked the ISLE approach, some didn't. Those who liked ISLE found that they enjoyed the process of thinking and discussing in learning. It is very likely to apply the ISLE approach in Indonesia for physics courses, but it will be challenging for other subjects. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
STEM Research Center (STEM.id), Universitas Syiah Kuala, Jl. Syech Abdurrauf, Banda Aceh, 23230, Indonesia; Mathematics Department, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Jl. Syech Abdurrauf, Banda Aceh, 23230, Indonesia; Physics Department, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Jl. Syech Abdurrauf, Banda Aceh, 23230, Indonesia; Physics Education Department, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Jl. Tgk. Hasan Krueng Kalee, Darussalam, Banda Aceh, 2311, Indonesia; School of Education, Syracuse University, 230 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, 13210, NY, United States
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