Let’s Visualise It: Observing Students' Perceptions Through Making Comics About Socioscientific Issues In Border Area of North Borneo

Abstract

Socioscientific issues in the border areas of North Kalimantan became debatable issues both among scientists and social practitioners. Biology education students as the young generation who explore issues from both perspectives (science and social) need to give their views on this issue. However, the obstacle faced by students is their lack of ability to express their opinions through writing and orally. Based on this, an activity was held on how to convey their perception of this problem through visuals media, especially comics. This research used a case study to find out students' perceptions regarding the types of socioscientific issues and the solutions they offer to these problems. The results obtained in this study were 57.5% of students choosing social problems in the environmental field, 12.5% in the food sector, 10% related to biopiracy problems, 15% related to fisheries and 5% related to biotechnology.