Online or virtual laboratory can help enhance student’s science process skill

The emergence of problems such as the COVID-19 pandemic that currently occurred interfere the implementation of teaching and learning activities in schools. Especially for science learning, it is not only about the content but also the processes to improve student’s skills, such as science process skills. Current technological advances make it possible to conduct in-person or distance learning using online or virtual laboratory.

According to many researches, that the use of online or virtual laboratory has the same or even better effectiveness than traditional laboratory. The use of online or virtual laboratory enhances student’s science process skills, especially in predicting and measuring. This is because online or virtual laboratory is able to provide opportunities and flexibilities for students to conduct experiments by the level of ability and pace of learning each student, anytime and anywhere. Thus, online or virtual laboratory is feasible to be used as an alternative or support method for learning processes.