Penerapan Pendekatan Kontekstual Dalam Membangun Self Awereness Siswa Kelas VII SMP Katolik Rantepao

Abstract

The contextual approach is one of the learning strategies that emphasizes the process
of full student involvement in being able to find material that is learned and connects
with real situations. This research is a descriptive study that aims to find out: 1) the
implementation of learning in applying a contextual approach: 2) student activities in
managing learning with a contextual approach: 3) comparison of self-awareness of class
VII students of Rantepao Catholic Middle School with the application of a contextual
approach. The population in this study were all seventh grade students of Rantepao
Catholic Middle School consisting of a total of 86 students. The sampling technique is
cluster random sampling technique, so that two classes were selected, namely class VIIc
and VIIA as a sample with a total of 57 students. Data collection techniques used were two,
namely observation and student self awareness questionnaire, using instruments in the
form of observation sheets the ability of teachers to see how the teacher’s ability to manage
learning, observation sheets of students to see how student activities during learning take
place and student self awareness to see how build self awareness in mathematics learning.
As a conclusion, it is stated that the application of a contextual approach in building
student self awareness is used in the seventh grade mathematics learning of Rantepao
Catholic Middle School.