The Role of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) in Contextual Teaching and Learning to Improve Students' Scientific Explanation Skills

Abstract

A scientific explanation is vital for students, but they often lack access to one. They seldom apply their knowledge to elucidate natural phenomena, leading to a basic and less meaningful understanding. To enhance students' abilities to provide scientific explanations, the culturally responsive teaching (CRT) approach is employed in science education. This pre-experimental pre-test post-test study involved seven students at a private junior high school in Malang. Written tests, including pre-tests and post-tests, were used to evaluate the improvement of students' scientific explanation skills. The study indicates a significant enhancement in students' scientific explanations, categorizing them in the medium range. This finding emphasizes the necessity to implement the CRT approach in broader educational contexts.

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