Application of the SQ3R method and wattpad science fiction to enhance concept mastery in the excretory system

ABSTRACT

Concept mastery is a crucial component of science learning; however, many students struggle to achieve deep understanding because they use ineffective reading strategies. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R) method integrated with Wattpad-based science fiction to improving students’ conceptual mastery of the excretory system. The research employed a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest–posttest design. The research instrument consisted of multiple-choice test items developed to measure students’ conceptual understanding across various cognitive levels. The participants were Grade XI science students at SMA Pasundan 3 Bandung, with class XI MIPA III selected through purposive sampling. The results revealed a significant improvement in students' conceptual understanding, indicated by a normalized gain (N-gain) of 0.6781. Improvements were observed across all cognitive levels: C1 (86.11) through schema activation in the Survey stage (assimilation), C2 (81.79) through information encoding and integration in the Question and Read stages (assimilation-accommodation), C3 (83.80) through concept transfer in the Recite stage (equilibration), and C4 (90.28) through schema reorganization and argument construction in the Review stage. These findings suggest that the SQ3R method applied to Wattpad science fiction effectively enhances students’ concept mastery of excretory system material, in alignment with cognitive learning theory.