Integrating education for sustainable development into double loop problem solving: effects on collaboration and biological conceptual understanding

Insi Ahyaina Lu'lu Thaini, Shefa Dwijayanti Ramadani, Setiyo Prajoko

Abstract


Environmental education today not only focuses on contextual understanding, but also requires the mastery of 21st-century skills, particularly collaborative skills. Therefore, it is necessary to implement learning strategies that integrate the values of sustainable development. This study aims to describe the implementation of the DLPS model based on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and to analyze the effect of the ESD-based DLPS learning model on students’ collaboration skills and conceptual understanding of environmental change material at SMA Negeri 1 Candimulyo. This research employed a quasi-experimental method using a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. The research sample consisted of 71 students divided into an experimental class and a control class, which were determined through cluster random sampling. The findings indicate that the experimental group achieved a higher mean score in collaboration skills (81.62) compared to the control group (66.77). Similarly, the mean posttest score for conceptual understanding in the experimental group (76.06) exceeded that of the control group (58.06). The results of the ANCOVA analysis showed a significance value (p < .001), so that the ESD-based DLPS model can influence students' collaboration skills and conceptual understanding. Thus, the ESD-based DLPS learning model has a significantly greater impact than conventional learning models. It is hoped that this study can be utilized by teachers in the learning process to enhance and optimize student learning outcomes.

Abstrak. Pendidikan perubahan lingkungan saat ini tidak hanya berfokus pada pemahaman kontekstual, tetapi juga harus menguasai keterampilan abad ke-21, salah satunya yaitu kemampuan kolaborasi, sehingga perlu diciptakan strategi pembelajaran dengan nilai-nilai pembangunan berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan implementasi model DLPS berbasis ESD dan menganalisis pengaruh model pembelajaran DLPS berbasis ESD terhadap kemampuan kolaborasi dan pemahaman konsep siswa pada materi perubahan lingkungan di SMA Negeri 1 Candimulyo. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuasi-eksperimen dengan pretest post-test nonequivalent control group design. Sampel penelitian yang digunakan sebanyak 71 siswa, terdiri dari kelas kontrol dan kelas eksperimen yang ditentukan dengan teknik cluster random sampling. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, skor rata-rata nilai akhir kemampuan kolaborasi kelas eksperimen yaitu 81,62 lebih besar dibanding kelas kontrol yaitu 66,77. Disamping itu, skor rata-rata post-test pemahaman konsep kelas eksperimen adalah 76,06, yang lebih besar dibandingkan kelas kontrol sebesar 58,06. Hasil analisis ANCOVA menunjukkan nilai signifikansi (p < .001), sehingga model DLPS berbasis ESD dapat memberikan pengaruh terhadap kemampuan kolaborasi dan pemahaman konsep siswa. Dengan demikian, model pembelajaran DLPS berbasis ESD sangat berpengaruh signifikan dibandingkan model pembelajaran konvensional. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat digunakan guru dalam proses pembelajaran guna melatih dan mengoptimalkan hasil belajar siswa.


Keywords


Double loop problem solving; Education for sustainable development; Collaborative skills; Conceptual understanding; Environmental change

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