Students’ Performance At Tutorial Online Of 
Social Studies Through The Use Of Learning Cycle Model

Authors : Mohammad Imam Farisi

Pages : 229-247

Doi:10.17718/tojde.80809

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Publication Date : 2014-12-01

Article Type : Other

Abstract :The purpose of the study is to describe student’s performance in tutorial online (tuton) of Social Studies through developing the 5Es - Engage Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate- Learning Cycle Model (the 5Es-LCM). The study conducted at UT-Online portal uses the Research and Development (R&D) method. The research subjects consisted of 21 UT’s students from 16 UT’s Regional Center (UPBJJ) in Indonesia. Data collected use the documentation and validation techniques and analyzed use the descriptive-percentage techniques. Qualitatively, student’s performance is ‘low’, viewed from their activities/participations in initiation, discussion, and ask-questions forums. Qualitatively, however, the quality of their performance is 'good', viewed from processes and contents of discussion and ask-questions; timeliness in the completion and scores of assignments; and competencies achieved. Some factors cause the low of students’ performance in the tuton are the limited time for access, and technical factors.
Keywords : Student’s Performance, Learning Cycle Model, Tutorial Online, Social Studies, Universitas Terbuka.