PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN CTL DENGAN MEDIA PEMANFAATAN SUMBER DAYA ALAM UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KESADARAN LINGKUNGAN DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR IPS SISWA KELAS VII A SMP AL-ISLAM I SURAKARTA

Abstract

The objective of research was to find out: (1) the Social Science learning process of Contextual Teaching And Learning with natural resource utilization media inthe 7^thA graders of SMP Al-Islam I Surakarta, (2) whether  or not the application of Contextual Teaching and Learning model with Natural ResourceUtilization Media to improve Environmental Awareness in the 7^thA graders of SMP Al-Islam I Surakarta, and (3) whether or not the application of Contextual Teaching and Learning model with Natural Resource Utilization Media to improve the Learning Achievement of Social Science in the 7^thA graders of SMP Al-Islam I Surakarta.

This research was taken place in classroom action research method in three cycles. The subject of research was the 7^thA graders of SMP Al-Islam I Surakarta. The object of research was teaching-learning process including student creativity and activity in teaching-learning processactivity, student environment and learning achievement.

The result of research showed that the implementation of social science learning with Natural Resource Utilization Media the 7^thA graders of SMP Al-Islam I Surakarta conducted in three cycles could (1) improve student activeness, make the teaching-learning activity run smoothly, cheerfully, seriously and joyfully. The students who were formerly lazy and asking question hesitantly because of their less self-confidence asked question bravely and came to the front to make presentation. It could be seen from the activity score improving in each cycle from 11.36% to 14.96% and finally to 16.64%. (2) The students’ environmental awareness taken from the data of questionnaire improved from pre-cycle with the score of79.82% to 80.39% in cycle I, to 84.14% in cycle II, and to 85.25% in cycle III. (3) This learning model could improve the students’ learning achievement, as indicated by the score reaching KKM of 28.57% in prior condition increasing to 57.14% in cycle I, to 71.43% in cycle II, and to 89.29% in cycle III.