Abstract
This paper contains research on the influence of Civics teaching and pedagogical competence of teachers to the development of students' civic dispositions. The main problem in this research is: Do Civics learning and pedagogical competence of teachers influence the development of civic dispositions of students in SMA Negeri 1 Kawangkoan? The data were obtained through a questionnaire distributed to 60 students. This research also involves data collection and analysis of quantitative data. The study found that: First, Civics Learning has positive influence on Civic disposition of Students in SMAN 1 Kawangkoan which means that through civics learning students could develop their Civic Dispositions. Second, teachers' pedagogic competence has positive effect on Civic disposition of students SMAN 1 Kawangkoan. It means that the better the pedagogical competence of teachers is, the higher the students’ Civic dispositions are. Third, Civics Learning and pedagogical competence of teachers jointly have positive effect on Civic dispositions Students SMAN 1 Kawangkoan. It means that through Civics teaching materials studied by students and pedagogical competence of teachers, Civic disposition of students is higher. Thus, this study recommends further research on other civic competences.
Highlights
The problem on the national character in Indonesia has become the public attention since it is presumed that various problems which the Indonesian people face nowadays are rooted in this matter
This result supports the notion of Department of National Education (2003:7) which delineates that “Civic Education is a subject focusing on self-improvement from various aspects such as religion, socio culture, language, age, and tribes to be smart, skillful, and have strong character embedded in Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution’
Configuration or systematic framework of Civic Education is established based on following paradigms: First, Civic Education is designed as a course which aims at developing individual potency to be noble, smart, participatory, and responsible Indonesian citizens
Summary
The problem on the national character in Indonesia has become the public attention since it is presumed that various problems which the Indonesian people face nowadays are rooted in this matter. The. Ministry of Education and Culture as the representative of the government has established various efforts through socialization, training and even the integration of the national character value (18 values) into the subjects taught in Elementary School, Junior High School and Senior High School. We studied students’ self-reported understanding of global, national, and local issues and problems, which we term “civic awareness,” and a scale that measures students’ complex thinking for a diverse democracy, which focuses on knowledge and abilities. We report both outcomes here as two different measures to study student assessment of their own abilities and understanding of contemporary problems (Hurtado 2009) in (Hurtado & DeAngelo, 2012). The purpose of Civic according to Malin, Ballard, & Damon (2015) is Civic purpose as a sustained intention to contribute to the world beyond the self through civic or political action, integrating the components of motivation, civic activity, and future-oriented civic intention
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