Blended-Contextual Teaching and Learning: How Is It Effective Against Learning Independence and Understanding of Student Concepts in Ecosystem Materials?

Ladisa Cikal Asa Bangsa, Ummi Nur Afinni Dwi Jayanti

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Background: Blended-Contextual Teaching and Learning is a combination of contextual learning models with blended learning. The learning that is created is the concept of a contextual model where the teacher acts as a facilitator and moderator and does not tend to present something already finished to students. This analysis is aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Blended-Contextual Learning model on the freedom and understanding of the concepts of high school students in class X Ecosystem material.. Methods: In this research, the quantitative research method was used using experimental research and research design, namely Quasi-Experimental Design, using an assessment instrument that has been tested for validity. The research was conducted at Madrasah Aliyah with a sample of 48 students. Results: Blended-Contextual Learning effectively increases the independence and students' conceptual understanding ability treated with the Blended-Contextual Learning model. Conclusions: Blended-Contextual Teaching and Learning has a practical effect because it has a positive influence on stimulating an increase in student's conceptual understanding, as seen in the data analysis above, which shows an increase in conceptual understanding in the treated class.

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Ladisa Cikal Asa Bangsa
ladisacikal@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Ummi Nur Afinni Dwi Jayanti
Bangsa, L. C. A., & Jayanti, U. N. A. D. (2022). Blended-Contextual Teaching and Learning: How Is It Effective Against Learning Independence and Understanding of Student Concepts in Ecosystem Materials?. BIOEDUSCIENCE, 6(2), 115–123. https://doi.org/10.22236/j.bes/629691

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