Strengthening the Students’ Character by Social Science Learning Process Based on Noble Values of Ki Hajar Dewantara’s Teaching

Abstract

The research was based on the condition of the Junior Social Science learning in Klaten Regency which is far from expectations. Learning it is still focused on the realm of cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains but less touching. The objectives of this research are (1) to investigate the reasons why social science learning based on noble values of Ki Hajar Dewantara’s teaching is effective to strengthen the students’ character, (2) to describe the effectiveness of social science learning process based on noble values of Ki Hajar Dewantara’s teaching to strengthen the students’ character, and (3) to compare the effectiveness of the strengthening the students’ character of  social science learning process through the noble values of Ki Hajar Dewantara’s teaching and conventional social science learning. This research used the qualitative and quantitative paradigm (mixed methods). The population was the students in grade VIII of State Junior High Schools in Klaten Regency. The samples consisted of 116 students from 4 classes. The data were collected through:  (1) in-depth interview, (2) observation, and (3) documentation, (4) questionnaire, and (5) test. The data were analyzed by interactive model and using statistic: analysis of different test, started by testing normality and homogeneity of the data. The results of research are as follows: (1) the reasons why social science learning based on noble values of Ki Hajar Dewantara’s teaching is effective to strengthen the students’ character include the following the noble values of Ki Hajar Dewantara’s teaching is from original values of Indonesian, practical, realistic, and easy in its application, (2) Social science learning based on noble values of KHD is more effective in enhancing the students’ understanding of character education, and it is more effective than the conventional learning as indicated by the results of the difference tests, and (3) From the results of the analysis of the data shows, t value : t table in significance level of 5% = 9,612 : 1,980; t value > t table; it means that the result is significant. The conclusion drawn from this research shows that there is a significant different.

Keywords: noble values of Ki Hajar Dewantara’s teaching, students’ character