Thabiea : Journal of Natural Science Teaching Vol. 4(2), pp. 121-135, 2021 Available online at http://journal.iainkudus.ac.id/index.php/Thabiea p-issn: 2580-8474, e-issn: 2655-898X Developing Students’ Research Skills with Adapted Primary Literature Toni Hidayat 1 *, Nuryani Rustaman 2 , Parsaoran Siahaan 3 1,2,3 Science Education Departement, Postgraduate School, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia *Correspondence: tonihidayatbinhasan@gmail.com Abstract Keywords: Adapted Primary Literature, Authentic Science, Research Skills There is a gap between the quantity and quality of research in Indonesia. It is assumed that the research skills of the researchers are still low. Meanwhile, research skills development still relies on the higher education level. Efforts are needed to develop research skills from an early age. This study aims to examine the use of APL in the authentic science approach to develop research skills of junior high school students. The quasi-experimental method was carried out by inviting 81 students from two classes of 7th grade in a state middle school in Bandung, Indonesia. They analyzed three Adapted Primary Literatures with the jigsaw and NHT models. Before and after learning, students took research skills tests. The research instrument has passed the validity and reliability tests. Descriptive and inferential analyses were done. The results of data analysis indicate that the use of APL in the authentic science approach in both learning models can develop students' research skills. Furthermore, the jigsaw model is more recommended to use. This study recommends the use of APL as a science learning resource to develop students’ research skills as a beginning to introduce the scientific method. To cite this article: Hidayat, T., Rustaman, N., Siahaan, P. (2021). Developing Students’ Research Skills with Adapted Primary Literature. Thabiea : Journal of Natural Science Teaching, 4(2), 121-135. Introduction Innovation has been making our life easier. Not only to fulfill our desires, but sometimes it is also needed to enable us to survive in a very hard situation. Debriefing young students with research skills in science online-learning, for instance, is very beneficial during a pandemic recently. The countries which carry out more research have a greater capacity to produce innovations (World Economic Forum, 2018). The number of research from those countries can be seen through the number of research articles published. While the quality of a scientific publication can be seen through its citation index value (Fatimah, 2018). Based on the number of research articles published in 2019, Indonesia is ranked 21st. This ranking has increased over the past 10 years from the 59th rank in 2009. However, Indonesia's citation index in 2019 is 5.00, so that Indonesia is in 47th place (Scimago Lab, 2018). This shows that Indonesian scientific publications are still lacking in quality (Ristekdikti, 2018). Scientific publication as a way to disseminate research findings is one facet of research skills (Willison & O’Regan, 2007). Therefore, it is assumed that the gap between the quantity and quality of Indonesian scientific publications is influenced by the low research skills level of the researchers. It turns out that the research skills of bachelor graduates are only in the medium category (Meerah et al., 2012). The lecture process also does not provide sufficient contribution in developing students’ research skills (Subekti et al., 2018).