EFFORT TO IMPROVE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL RESOURCE-RELATED ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF CIRCUIT LEARNING MODEL

Riski Fitriana Sativa, Soegiyanto Soegiyanto, Sadiman Sadiman

Abstract

The objective of this research is to investigate the improvement of conceptual understanding of natural resource-related economic activities through the application of Circuit Learning model. This research used classroom action research with two cycles. Its data were collected through in-depth interview, observation, test, and documentation. They were validated by using content validity and data collection technique triangulation. The data were analyzed by using the Miles & Huberman’s interactive model of analysis. The result of the research shows that prior to the treatment 5 out of 31 students (16.13%) fulfilled the minimal learning completeness criterion of 70. Following the treatments, the number of the students who fulfilled the criterion was 13 students (42%) in Cycle I and 26 (83.87%) in Cycle II respectively. Thus, the Circuit Learning model can improve the conceptual understanding of natural resource-related economic activities of the students in Grade IV of State Primary School Karangasem IV No. 204 of Surakarta in Academic Year 2017/2018.

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