The Effect of Value Clarification Technique (VCT) using Contextual Problem Content on Social Attitude and Social Science Learning Achievement of the Elementary School Students

Educational Technology Department, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Singaraja, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: dskpt_parmiti@yahoo.co.id

Abstract

This study analyzed and described changes in social attitude and social science learning achievement of the students who learn through value clarification technique (VCT) with contextual problem content and the students who learn through conventional teaching. This experiment or research was conducted at SD Gugus in Buleleng Regency with the population of 503 students. The number of sample for the experiment group was 40 students, and that for the control group was 40 too. The study used social attitude questionnaires and social study learning test to collect the data, while descriptive analysis and inferential analysis were used for analyzing the data. In this study, it was found (1) there was a significant difference in social attitude between the students who learned through VCT with contextual problem content and those who learned through conventional teaching, (Fobs.=6.370), (2) there was a significant different in learning achievement between the students who learned through VCT with contextual problem content and those who learned through conventional teaching, (Fobs.=4.040), and (3) there was a significant difference between social attitude and social science learning achievement simultaneously between the students who learned through VCT with contextual problem content and those who learned through conventional teaching. It means that the effect of teaching with VCT with contextual problem content in social science teaching produce a higher social attitude and social science learning achievement than the conventional teaching. Keywords: Value Clarification Technique (VCT), contextual problem, Social attitude, and learning achievement