PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN KONSTRUKTIVISME BERBANTUAN MEDIA ICT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR SISWA SMA PADA MATA PELAJARAN EKONOMI PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN KONSTRUKTIVISME BERBANTUAN MEDIA ICT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR SISWA SMA PADA MATA PELAJARAN EKONOMI

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of a constructivist approach assisted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) media on students’ learning independence in economics subjects at SMA Negeri 1 Angkola Selatan. This research employed a quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest control group. The subjects consisted of 60 tenth-grade students, divided into an experimental group and a control group. Data were collected using a learning independence questionnaire and analyzed using normality, homogeneity, and t-tests. The results show a significant difference in learning independence between students taught using the constructivist approach assisted by ICT media and those taught using conventional learning. Students in the experimental group experienced a higher improvement in learning independence across all indicators, including learning planning, learning process management, monitoring learning progress, and self-evaluation. It can be concluded that the constructivist approach assisted by ICT media has a positive and significant effect on improving students’ learning independence in economics learning.