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2. The Principles in Applying CTL
According to Nurhadi, there are seven approaches in applying CTL, there are:
a. Learning strategy should be based on students’ mental
development
The correlation between the core of curriculum and methodology that used; it should be based on students’ social
condition, emotional and intellectual development. According to Kilmer, what is junior high school student learn; it would be different
from high school students.
b. Building up the interdependent learning groups
Students can learn something from his or her group, and also can cooperate with a larger group, that is called class. This is a kind of
cooperative that is needed by students in workplace or other contexts.
c. Providing an atmosphere that supports a self regulated learning
Students need an understanding with their strength and weakness for tidying up the goal that they want to reach and building
strategies for reaching those goals. Meanwhile, teachers must also create and provide an atmosphere where student can reflect how they
think, finish school’s project, solve problem and work together with teacher harmonically.
d. Considering the diversity of students
In classroom, teachers should teach students about all kinds of diversities, examples: cultural background, social rank, daily spoken
language, so that, it hoped that teachers can help students to reach their learning goals.
e. Focusing on multiple intelligences
In using CTL, the way of student in participating in the classroom should be focused on 8 learning orientations. They are;
special-verbal, intrapersonal, musical-rhythmic, naturalist, body kinesthetic, interpersonal, and logic mat. That is why, in teaching
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students, teacher should combine all strategies and it will be effective for students.
f. Using the questioning techniques for improving students’ learning
