Abstract: This research aims to examine the effect of learning strategy of group discussion versus debate and cognitive style that owned by learners to the skill of expressing opinion. Therefore, the research goal was to determine main effect and interaction effect of treatment and moderator variable to the skill of expressing opinion for learners. To reach the goal, it was conducted by quasi experiment. This research subject was learners in 11th Grade of Social Science of fourth semester in academic year 2013/2014. The determination of research subject for treatment was conducted by cluster random sampling technique. Data that been collected was analyzed inferential statistically by using Variance analysis technique (Anova) This research result showed that (1) there was significant difference of skill of expressing opinion for Civics learners between learner group that learned with group discussion learning strategy and learner group that learned with debate; (2) skill of expressing opinion for Civics learner between learner group that had cognitive style of Field Dependent (FD) and cognitive style of Field Independent (FI) was different significantly; and (3) learning strategy of group discussion and debate learning strategy showed that there was interaction effect to the skill of expressing opinion for Civics learner in SMA Negeri Watampone. Analysis result of descriptive statistic showed that skill of expressing opinion for Civics learner with the implementation of group discussion learning strategy (mean 79.27) had better effect than debate learning strategy (mean 72.82). Learner group with cognitive style of field independent (mean 80.00) had higher effect than cognitive style of field dependent (mean 73.38).
Keywords: Learning, Discussion, Debate, Cognitive, Skills.
Title: THE LEARNING STRATEGY OF GROUP DISCUSSION, DEBATE AND STYLE COGNITIVE SKILLS OF EXPRESSING OPINIONS ON CIVICS LESSON (PKn)
Author: DARWIS
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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