The Designing of Simulation Learning Environment to Enhance Scientific Explanation on the Topic of Gas for Grade 11 Stu-dents

The purpose of this research was to design simulation learning environment to enhance scientific explanation on the topic of gas for grade 11 students. The target group in this research consisted of three experts, who reviewed for the designing of simulation learning environment to enhance scientific explanation. The research model in this study was survey research and there were development processes: 1) examining and analyzing the principles and theories, 2) reviewing literatures, 3) studying relevant contexts, 4) synthesis of framework for the designing of simulation learning environment and 5) development for simulation learning environment. The research instruments were 1) simulated learning environment, 2) theory framework evaluation form and 3) learning environment evaluation form.  The data were analyzed using basic statistics: mean, standard deviation and percentage. The research results revealed that the theoretical framework consisted of two components: 1) learning environment and 2) scientific explanation. The evaluated results of theoretical framework for simulation learning environment to enhance scientific explanation on the topic of gas for grade 11 students from the experts found that the average mean (X) was 4.84, standard deviation (S.D.) was 0.21, representing 96.9 %. And the designing of simulation learning environment to enhance scientific explanation found that the simulation learning environment consisted of six components: 1) simulated problem base, 2) scientific explanation, 3) resource, 4) scaffolding center, 5) collaboration and 6) coaching. And the results of this found that the average mean (X) was 4.62, standard deviation (S.D.) was 0.33 and representing 95.2 %.