Effectiveness of Curriculum-Based Chemical Textbook 2013 in Growing Student Character

Abstract

Abstract- This study aims to produce textbooks that can effectively develop psychomotor aspects in students in chemistry lessons in SMA / MA Class XI Semester 1. The population in this study is the class XI students in SMA / MA in Medan City, North Sumatra Province. The sample was taken purposively. The research approach used in this research is an experimental study used to see the results of trial use of books on psychomotor growth of students. Prior to giving treatment to the sample, prerequisite test was done by Kolmogorof-Smirnov test and Levene test with significance level α = 0,05. Data analysis technique use independent sample t test with SPSS 20 for windows at significance level α = 0,05. The results showed that the psychomotor value of students is more developed in the experimental class that is using the developed book (Curriculum Book 2013) than in the control class using the Curriculum Curriculum KTSP.