Development of Biological Illustration Book for Class VIII Semester II as a Means of Developing Student Science Literacy

Ainun Mirza Nur Haniefa | Dede Nuraida | Heny Sulistyaningrum ^[2]

Abstract: An illustrated book is a book that displays the results of a visualization of anarticle that aims to clarify a presentation of the material. Biology illustrated books can be used as a means of developing scientific literacy skills, in this case the context, competence and, knowledge of science. The purpose of this study was to 1) design a Biology illustration book, as a supplement to Biology textbooks for class VIII junior high school (SMP) semester II, which is about the process of respiration and excretion.2) describes the quality of the books in terms of content validity, language, presentation, and graphics. The illustration book design uses the ADDIE design model. The validity test of the books produced was carried out by validators, consisting of material experts, linguists, and media experts. Data analysis was carried out qualitatively by describing the illustrated books, and quantitatively by calculating the percentage of scores obtained from the validator. The scores obtained for each aspect are then converted to validity criteria. The results showed that the illustrated book produced met the validity criteria in all aspects, namely in the aspects of material, language, presentation, and graphics, with the criteria of each aspect is very valid.

Keywords: excretion, illustration book, respiration, validity, visual media

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023,

Pages: 118 - 124