Simas Eric Learning Model (SELM): Enhance Student’ Metacognitive Skill Based on the Academic Level

Abstract

Metacognitive skills play a central role in the student learning process. However, there is a limited report consider regarding any learning model that can enhance students' metacognitive skills, particularly related to students' academic level. This current research aimed to perform the Simas Eric Learning Model (SELM) by considering students' academic level, namely, high and low academic levels toward metacognitive skills. The SELM is one of the learning model based on constructivism focusing on student-centered activities. The total of the participants was 254 senior high school students. The categorization of the sample was based on the homogeneity test in their IQ score. IQ tests had been conducted by schools before doing research in collaboration with higher education institutions that have official certificates measuring IQ. Test on the metacognitive skills was done before and after the learning and was analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance and Least Significance Different tests. The research results show that SELM was able to improve students' metacognitive skills significantly. The metacognitive skills of students who were taught by SELM were 71.9% higher than those who were taught by the conventional learning model. SELM can be used to improve students' metacognitive skills in learning biology.