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Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Berbasis Muatan Lokal Pada Mata Kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan, Emil El Faisal, Sulkipani Sulkipani
Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Berbasis Muatan Lokal Pada Mata Kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan, Emil El Faisal, Sulkipani Sulkipani
Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan
This research aimed at (1) developing teaching materials based on local content for Civic Education in University; and (2) describing the potential impact of local content on student consciousness on local culture. It was a developmental research. The subject were student registered in Civic Education Course (Mata Kuliah PKn) at History Department. Pilot project was validated through one to one, small group, and field evaluation. The analyzed result indicates that the developed instrument was valid and has potential impact. Supported data shows that the mean score prior to implementation was 6.86 and after implementation was 7.73. In other words, there …
Upaya Pembentukan Warga Negara Yang Baik Dan Tantangan Yang Dihadapi Oleh Para Guru Pkn Peserta Sm3t 2015, Suyato Suyato, Mukhamad Murdiono, Budi Mulyono, Iqbal Arpannudin
Upaya Pembentukan Warga Negara Yang Baik Dan Tantangan Yang Dihadapi Oleh Para Guru Pkn Peserta Sm3t 2015, Suyato Suyato, Mukhamad Murdiono, Budi Mulyono, Iqbal Arpannudin
Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan
The research was an explorative research deploying interview and questionnaire as collecting data methods. Collected data was analyzed descriptive qualitatively. The research found that (1) although respondents have different conceptions of good citizens, they have shared view on main features of good citizen, namely caring others, responsibility, independence, democratic, critical, and simple life; (2) almost all of them have chosen lecturing as instructional method to develop good citizen; (3) they have found both internal and external obstacles in dealing with their efforts, such as teachers themselves and students and the lack of infrastructures of schools; and (4) many efforts were …
Powerful Design Principles And Processes: Lessons From A Case Of Ambitious Civics Education Curriculum Planning. A Response To "Reinventing The High School Government Course: Rigor, Simulations, And Learning From Text", Todd Dinkelman
Democracy and Education
In "Reinventing the High School Government Course," the authors presented the latest iteration of an ambitious AP government course developed over a seven-year design-based implementation research project. Chiefly addressed to curriculum developers and civics teachers, the article elaborates key design principles, provides a description of both the substance and structure of the course, and explains the pedagogical aims and practices of the course. I review this outstanding work by providing a discussion of what I think this research might do for the intended audience and close with a few considerations that extend the authors’ own questions and concerns about the …
The Social And Emotional Components Of Gaming. A Response To “The Challenge Of Gaming For Democratic Education”, Ellen Middaugh
The Social And Emotional Components Of Gaming. A Response To “The Challenge Of Gaming For Democratic Education”, Ellen Middaugh
Democracy and Education
This response considers the role of video games in promoting the social and emotional aspects of civic education and engagement. Specifically, it discusses how design choices in iCivics and video games generally may impact students’ emotional responses to issues and other people, sense of internal efficacy, and social connectedness.
Citizenship Education In The United States: Perspective Reflected In State Education Standards, Rebekkah Stuteville, Helen Ikerd Johnson
Citizenship Education In The United States: Perspective Reflected In State Education Standards, Rebekkah Stuteville, Helen Ikerd Johnson
Administrative Issues Journal
There is growing international concern about the lack of civic engagement among the youth in many nations. These concerns have sparked renewed interest in the quantity and quality of civic education in public schools in the United States. The objective of this study is to determine if the concerns about civic education are about the sufficiency of academic content related to civic education or if the concerns reflect a lack of consensus regarding the question of "What makes a good citizen?" To address this question, this paper examines state social studies content standards from five U.S. states to determine if …
Reinventing The High School Government Course: Rigor, Simulations, And Learning From Text, Walter C. Parker, Jane C. Lo
Reinventing The High School Government Course: Rigor, Simulations, And Learning From Text, Walter C. Parker, Jane C. Lo
Democracy and Education
The high school government course is arguably the main site of formal civic education in the country today. This article presents the curriculum that resulted from a multiyear study aimed at improving the course. The pedagogic model, called Knowledge in Action, centers on a rigorous form of project-based learning where the projects are weeks-long simulations. The first section introduces the course and the study, the second describes the methodology and design principles, the third describes the political simulations that are the spine of the course, and the fourth examines implementation and design issues that emerged across the years. The …