Scientific Approach in the Development of Social Science Lesson Plan

Abstract

The lesson plan is a tool and at the same time becomes the main requirement for a teacher in teaching. The teaching and learning process in the 2013 curriculum requires teachers to use a scientific approach, so all components and learning tools must be evaluated and developed according to the needs of students. This study aims to describe objectively the principles, components, and scientific approaches in developing the lesson plan. The method used is development research, where the researcher will present the developed product, data presentation and trial, which includes expert validation, user validation and student validation. The results of the validation of the education management expert stated that there was a suitability of the lesson plan with the established learning theory and competencies, which had a high level of validity so that it could be used without revision. The results of validation by the user (teacher) state that there is a validity of the lesson plan for Social Sciences in the classroom, so that it can be used even though it needs a small revision. From the results of validation by audiance / students in the form of subjective and objective competency test questions, it shows that the level of accuracy of the lesson plan is quite valid.