Peningkatan Kompetensi Kognitif Mahasiswa Biologi Dalam Matakuliah Evolusi Melalui Buku Ajar Berbasis Metakognisi

This study aims to improve the cognitive competence of students majoring in biology University of Padang in the course of evolution melalaui use metacognition-based textbook evolution. This research is a class act that is performed in 2 cycles. Subjects in this study were students of biology education courses that take the course of evolution in the second semester of the 2015/2016 academic year. Research instrument used in the form of a booklet role in testing the cognitive competencies. From this research it is known that metacognition-based textbooks can improve cognitive competencies of students, the first cycle of the average cognitive competencies 75.46 with the percentage of achievement criteria of completeness 59.37% increase in cycle 2 with an average of 77.72 with cognitive competencies percentage achieved 81.25% completeness criteria. It can be concluded that through the use of metacognition-based textbook evolution can improve cognitive competence of students.Key words; Compettence, conitive, metaconitiv