PERSEPSI SISWA SMA TERHADAP MATERI PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN (Satu Studi Penelitian di SMA Negeri 3 Semarang dan SMA Don Bosko Semarang)

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Pancasila is the Indonesian national identity which becomes orientation of values
and norm for all the people of Indonesia. Pancasila is a part of Civics Education lessons
which is compulsory from elementary school to university. By weakening of Pancasila
values gives a big affect to the behavior of Indonesian. Especially, the young generation
of Indonesia looks increasingly becomes anti Pancasila. Based on those conditions, this
study aimed to determine the perceptions of senior high school students to the Civics
Education Material containing principles of Pancasila.
This study used descriptive quantitative approach, to describe the phenomenon
that occured and was intended to determine the perceptions of senior high school
students on the Civics Education Material in detail. In collecting the data, the author
used a survey method through the distribution of questionnaires. Sampling method in this
research was purposive sampling to determine the number of samples in each school,
then random sampling technique in the determination of the individual as a sample or
PSU (People Sample Units). So the population selected purposively based on targets
students who were more dominant and deemed appropriate in accordance with the theme
of the study.
The results of this study showed that majority of senior high school students gave a
positive perception of the Civics Education Material. Senior high school students could
understand what is wrong and what is right. There were not many differences perception
of the material Civics between girls and boys students. Similarly, it happened between
SMA 3 Semarang and SMA Don Bosko, both class X and class XI did not show any
differences in perception. However, students could only receive Citizenship Education
Material well in theory. In practice there was less congruence between the students'
cognitive and affective.
Inexpediency of cognitive and affective among senior high school students
occurred because the progress of time factor that was even more out of the Indonesian
culture. The inappropriate intercourse and lack of parental supervision of the child
caused the child socially easily get carried away with the wrong intercourse. Therefore,
the socialization from teachers and parents to effectively supervise children in school and
out of school is needed so that children do not fall into the wrong intercourse and more
damage the morale of the Indonesian nation.
Keywords: Perception, Cognitive, Civics Education