Increasing Social Science Knowledge on the Material of Socio-Cultural Diversity Using the Method of Value Clarification Technique Grade 4 SDN Pulogebang 07 East Jakarta

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the application of the Value Clarification Technique method to increase students' knowledge of socio-cultural diversity. This research was conducted at SDN Pulogebang 07 East Jakarta, with the research subjects of grade IV students totaling 30 students. This research uses classroom action research from Mc. Taggart performed over two cycles. Each cycle consists of the planning stage, action implementation, observation and reflection. The process of collecting data through questions, observations, and observation sheets of the implementation of the Value Clarification Technique method using teacher and student observation sheets, and the results of documentation in the form of photos. The results showed an increase in students' socio-cultural diversity knowledge through the Value Clarification Technique method. This is evidenced by the results of the initial questions about the knowledge of the socio-cultural diversity of students in every indicator that have not been able to answer correctly as much as 50%, then in the first cycle it was 41.66%, then in the second cycle it was 23.33%. While the teacher's activity in the first cycle was 80% and the students were 85%, in the second cycle the presentation of the results of teachers and students was 100% (mastery learning). The implication of this research indicates that the use of the Value Clarification Technique method can increase knowledge of socio-cultural diversity.