Cultivating Ficus carica as a contextual learning approach: Redesigning the science curriculum during a pandemic outbreak

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak has affected the world of education, including science learning. This paper aims to reveal one of the practices of learning science from home using a contextual approach to the topic of cultivating Ficus carica plants. The research method uses field studies, project analysis, and interviews. The results showed that: (1) Through project-based learning, students can reveal a lot of scientific information related to the topics discussed (2) Selection of issues that are close to the context of everyday life makes it easier for students to learn (3) Learning science from home can support to achieve the learning outcomes of lectures. This research concludes the importance of redesigning a more adaptive and flexible science learning curriculum during a pandemic outbreak.