Development of subjects specific pedagogy to build environmental awareness character on students in mining areas

Abstract

Mining activities that are not managed properly can have negative impacts on the environment. Schools in the mining area must get more environmental education than schools in general. This is in order to grow the sense of environmental awareness for junior high school students in the mining area to be able to preserve the environment. This study aimed to develop subject specific pedagogy in science subjects for junior high school students residing in the mine area. The research method used refers to the research development procedure. The research instrument used was a validation sheet to determine the feasibility of the product developed. subject specific pedagogy that have been developed for junior high school students include learning implementation plans, student worksheets, and environmental awareness character evaluation instruments. Based on the results of the validation of education experts, curriculum experts, material experts, and instructional media experts it was found that the-subjects specific pedagogy developed is feasible to use. Based on expert opinion that the product developed can build the character of environmental awareness.