STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ...iv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background ... 1
B. Statement of Problem ... 4
C. Purposes of the Study ... 4
D. Problem Limitation ... 5
E. Assumtion of the Study ... 6
F. Hypotheses of the Study...6
G. Significance of the Study ...6
H. Organization of the Writing...7
CHAPTER 2 INTERDISCIPLINARY THINKING SKILL, CONNECTED TEACHING, DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EXCRETORY SYSTEM TOPIC ... 9
A. Interdisciplinary Thinking Skill ... 9
B. Connected Teaching ... 14
C. Dimensions of Learning ... 18
1. Positive Attitude and Perception ... 18
2. Acquiring and Integrating Knowledge ... 20
3. Extend and Refine Knowledge ... 21
5. Productive Habits of Mind ... 24
6. Relations among Dimensions of Learning ... 25
D. Characteristics of Excretory System Topic ... 26
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHOD ... 30
A. Operational Definition ... 30
B. Data Source ... 30
C. Research Design ... 31
D. Instrumentation ... 33
E. Data Processing ... 38
F. Data Analysis ... 39
G. Procedure of the Research ... 40
CHAPTER 4 FINDING, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ... 35
A. Research Result ... 35
1. Interdisciplinary Thinking Skill...35
a. Disciplinary Grounding ...48
b. Advancement through Integration...53
c. Critical Awareness...54
2. Correlation among Interdisciplinary Thinking Skill Component...56
3. Interdisciplinary Thinking Skill Based on Learning Objectives...59
4. Questionnaire Result ...63
B. Discussion ... 66
1. Disciplinary Grounding ... 67
2. Advancement through Integration... 71
3. Critical Awareness...78
4. Correlation Analysis Components of Interdisciplinary Thinking Skill ...82
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION... 84
A. Conclusions ... 84
B. Recommendation... 85
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 86
APPENDICES ... 89
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1Activity in Extending and Refining Knowledge ... 22
Table 2.2 Acivity in Use Knowledge Meaningfully ... 23
Table 2.3 Characteristics of Material Excretory System ... 27
Table 2.4Connected Analysis of KTSP Curriculum on Excretory System Topic ... 29
Table 3.1 Pretest-Postest Nonrandomized and Nonequivalent Control Group Design ... 31
Table 3.2 Instruments of the Study ... 35
Table 3.3 Result of Factor Analysis for the Multiplechoice Questions ... 35
Table 3.4 Result of Factor Analysis for the Essay Questions ... 37
Table3.5 Value Category Normalized-gain ... 38
Table 3.6 Statistical Test to Examine Hypotheses ... 39
Table 3.7 Comparison of Teaching Process in Experiment and Control Class.. 41
Table 4.1 Average value Pretest, Posttest, and n-gain Experiment Class and Control Class ... 45
Table 4.2 Result of Interdisciplinary Thinking Skill Normality Test ... 46
Table 4.3 Result of Significant Test of Interdisciplianry Thinking Skill ... 47
Table 4.4 Result of Normality Test of Pretest Disciplinary Grounding.. ... 48
Table 4.5 Result of Significant Test of Pretest Disciplinary Grounding ... 49
Table 4.6 Result of Significant Test of Pretest Disciplinary Grounding ... 50
Table 4.7 Result of Significant Test of Posttest Disciplinary Grounding ... 51
Table 4.8 Result of Normality Test of N-Gain Disciplinary Grounding... ... 52
Table 4.9 Result of Significant Test of N-Gain Disciplinary Grounding ... 52
Table 4.10 Result of Normality Test of Advancement through Integration. ... 53
Table 4.11 Result of Significance Test Value Advancement through Integration ... 54
Table 4.12 Result of Normality Test of Critical Awareness ... 55
Table 4.14 Result of Correlation Test n-gain Disciplinary Grounding and
Advancement through Integration... 57
Table 4.15 Result of Correlation Test N-Gain Disciplinary Grounding and Critical Awareness ... 58
Table 4.16 Result of Correlation Test N-Gain Advancement through Integration and Critical Awareness ... 59
Table 4.17 Result of Students Learning Based on the Indicator of Complex Thinking Standard ... 60
Table 4.18 Indicator of Complex Thinking in Disciplinary Grounding ... 62
Table 4.19 Indicator of Complex Thinking in Advancement through Integration ... 62
Table 4.20 Indicator of Complex Thinking in Critical Awareness ... 63
Table 4.21 Result of Recapitulation Questionnaire ... 63
Table 4.22 Result of Normality Test of Aspects in Questionnaire ... 65
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1Fourth Components of Interdisciplinary Understanding ... 13
Figure 2.2 Map of Standard Competency and Basic Competency with Integrated Science ... 17
Figure 2.3 Dimensions of Learning ... 25
Figure 3.1 Research Design ... 32
Figure 3.2 Research Procedure ... 43
Figure 4.1Chart of n-Gain Interdisciplinary Thinking Skil Experiment and Control class.... ... 45
Figure 4.2 Chart of Value Pretest, Posttest, and n-gain Interdisciplinary Thinking Skill in Experiment and Control Class ... 46
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A. Research Instruments ... 89
Appendix B. Intervention ... 151
Appendix C. Findings, Data Transformation and Data Analysis ... 178
