¬Improving Student Learning Outcomes through Reciprocal Learning in Environmental Education Course

Abstract

This study was conducted in terms of classroom action research aiming for improving learning outcomes through reciprocal learning in environmental education course for 35 students at social science education study program in Universitas Negeri Jakarta in Jakarta in Indonesia.  This research consisted of two cycles in implementing reciprocal learning in environmental education course including preparing material related to environmental education issues, providing several topics about environmental problems, student grouping, giving different problems for each group related to air pollution, urban problems, mangrove forest damage, coastal erosion, and ozone depletion, each group using reciprocal learning involving activities of predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing about environmental problems discussed.  The results confirmed that student learning outcomes in cycle 1 and 2 achieved 60.1 % and 81.2 %.  It can be said in conclusion that application of reciprocal learning can improve student learning outcomes in environmental education course for 35 students at social science education study program in Universitas Negeri Jakarta in Jakarta in Indonesia.