Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 371-382
Teaching Controversial Issues in Social Studies Class to Develop Critical Thinking and Social Analysis Ability
Arif Purnomo, Wasino, Tri Marhaeni Pudji Astuti, Suyahmo
Postgraduate Programmes, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Arif Purnomo
ABSTRACT
Social studies learning so far have not been oriented to the development of critical thinking skills and social analysis; teachers are often stuck in the formal charges related to learning rather than creativity in developing an interesting learning. The objective of this research is to analyze the implementation of controversial learning material on social studies subjects in an effort to develop critical thinking and social analysis ability of students which conducted in secondary schools. This research was conducted using Creswell's framework, namely the study of phenomenology in qualitative research. The data source of this research came from secondary school social studies teachers in Semarang as informants, both in the interview and observation sessions during the teacher's teaching. Analysis of the data in this research refers to the framework of Creswell's phenomenological data analysis, which explains the data analysis techniques in the study of phenomenology. The results of this research are as follows: 1) the lesson plan that carried out is still conventional and teachers are still chained by formal demands to complete responsibilities, not develop the knowledge; 2) learning controversial issues are still not optimal, a social studies teachers have not been put dialogue as a force in the development of critical thinking and social analysis ability of the student; and 3) the evaluation carried out is not yet sufficiently developed to measure students' critical thinking skills and social analysis after participating in learning controversial issues. The implication of this research is that teachers must broaden their horizons, deepen the material to be taught, improvise in the use of media, learning resources, methods, and approaches, and make relevant evaluation instruments, thus learning controversy material in social studies classes will lead to the development of critical thinking and social analysis ability of the students.
Keywords: Social Studies, Controversial Issues, Critical Thinking, Social Analysis
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