Formation Of Critical Awareness Of Students Through The Value Pedagogy Approach: A Case Study At State Senior High School 27 Garut

Abstract

This study aims to examine the role of a values pedagogy approach in developing critical awareness among students at SMA Negeri 27 Garut. This is expected to slightly shift the perspective of researchers and readers in understanding the state of student abilities in cognitive test scores. The background of this research is the real fact of a learning paradigm that focuses solely on cognitive academic achievement. Using a quantitative quasi-experimental approach (non-equivalent control group design), this study tested the effectiveness of a values-based learning model (values pedagogy) on students' critical thinking skills. The sample consisted of 60 11th-grade students divided into experimental and control classes. The results showed that the experimental class achieved an average post-test score of 84.50 with an N-gain of 0.68 (moderate category), significantly higher than the control class using conventional methods (average 67.20, N-gain 0.35). These results demonstrate that values pedagogy is effective in fostering critical awareness and moral sensitivity in students.