The Use of Contextual Learning-Based Civic Education Textbook to Increase Student Outcomes in Grade V Elementary School

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of contextual learning-based civic education textbook to improve the learning outcomes of grade V primary school students. This study is a quasi-experiment using pretest - post-test control group design. The subjects were 40 students of grade V primary school consisting of 22 students of experimental class and 18 students of control class. The treatment of experimental class is learning by using the contextual learning-based civic education textbook for 8 meetings. The learning process in the control class is on the same material and time span, but this class is not treated. The technique of collecting the data is using a test. The test instrument consists of 25 multiple choice questions. The result of independent sample t-test showed that the value of tcount is higher than ttable (5,937>2,024). The results showed that contextual learning-based civic education textbook is effective in improving grade V elementary school students learning outcomes. Improved learning outcomes in the experimental class based on the N-Gain score (0. 708) is in high category.