Inquiry based learning on the ability to write scientific material on plant physiology in pre-service biology teachers

The aims this research are to determine the effect of the inquiry learning on the ability of scientific writing pre-services biology teachers. This research used quasi experiment method. The subject was consisting of 29 pre-service teacher who were incorporated into 1 class on 5th semester in one of university in Palangkaraya. The results showed that the ability to write scientifically on student plant physiology material averaged 77.257% with good criteria abilities include writing style, content substance and novelty values. It is suggested to develop inquiry-based learning toward to improve of scientific writing skills on other subject matter in college.