INTEGRATING POLITICAL CARTOON INTO CIVIC EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING (PENGINTEGRASIAN KARTUN POLITIK DALAM PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN)
Abstract
his study implements political cartoon to develop Indonesian
students‟ critical thinking skills on Indonesian political culture. The
partisipants involves undergraduate students of elementary education program,
or SI PGSD in the Faculty of Teacher Training, Jember University academic
year 2014/2015. By integrating political cartoon in civic education enables
students to develop civics knowledge, civics skills, and civics participation.
Implementation of a unit plan with visual representation enables students to
actively engage and learn through the analysis and interpretation of political
cartoon and to expand their understanding of the Indonesian political culture.
These Indonesian political culture include golput (lit.white group), politik
dagang sapi (lit.political cow trade), politik uang (money politics), politik
blusukan (lit. impromptu visits). Encounter with these visual representation
through the medium of political cartoon promotes students‟ understanding of
the meaning and importance of ethical decision making. During their
involvement of the course the partisipants deepen their knowledge of
Indonesian political processes and learn how to teach them in their own
teaching.
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