Expert Assessment and Validation: Metacognitive Instruments in Preparing Student Final Project Research Proposals Wardani Rahayu and Erwin Sulaeman
Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Abstract
The difficulty in preparing the final research project is a challenge for students as a learning experience that can affect metacognitive progress. The low quality of student scientific work can encourage the completion of studies not on time. This need triggers the development of student perception instruments in measuring metacognitive. The purpose of this study was to validate the metacognitive instrument in the preparation of research proposals as a student^s final project using expert judgment. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection was done by observation method, checking the validity of data by triangulation. Three experts participated in this research and served as validators and provided suggestions for improvement based on the knowledge and experience of the expert. Expert agreement levels were calculated via Fleiss Kappa statistics. The results showed that the level of expert agreement was 0.51 in the moderate agreement category, this level of agreement is not satisfactory. Thus, the recommendations obtained were: the elimination of three dimensions, the elimination of three indicators, and the addition of 12 items, as well as the improvement of language on items that measure the dimensions of planning and critical self-reflection.
