Open AccessThe use of reading material based contextual approach to improve environmental concern attitude of elementary school students
Author(s) -
D. P. Rahayu,
Karlina Wong Lieung,
Fredy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/343/1/012225
Subject(s) - action research , reading (process) , mathematics education , data presentation , psychology , action (physics) , presentation (obstetrics) , qualitative property , data collection , pedagogy , computer science , mathematics , medicine , statistics , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , political science , law , radiology
This research objective was to improve the environmental concern attitude of grade 4 students by using reading materials. This research is a classroom action research. The research was conducted in two cycles with each cycle consisting of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The subject of this study was the grade 4 students of SDN 5 Panjer which amounted to 24 students. The data sources used in this research were students, teachers, and observers. Data analysis using quantitative and qualitative techniques, including data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this research indicate that students environmental concern attitude improved from pre-cycles, cycle 1 and cycle 2. The results of this research indicate that students environmental concern attitude improved from pre-cycles 25%, cycle 1, 48% to cycles 2, 82%. In learning, the teacher uses a reading material based contextual approach with steps: (a) constructivism, (b) inquiry, (c) questioning, (d) learning community, (e) modeling, (f) reflection, (g) authentic assessment. The conclusion of this study is the use of reading materials based contextual approach can improve environmental concern attitude of grade 4 elementary school students.