Contextual Teaching Learning

Contextual learning is learning that allows students to apply their academic knowledge and skills in solving real world issues or problems that simulated.
A concept that help teachers to link the subject content with real-world situations and motivates students to make the relationship between knowledge and its application in their lives as a family member, a citizen and labor.

Seven Key Elements of CTL:

1. Inquiri

• Beginning with the observation of activities in order to understand the concept.
• The cycle consists of the activities observing, questioning, analyzing, and formulating theories, either individually or together with other friends.
• Develop and use critical thinking skills at the same time.

2. Questioning

• Used by teachers to encourage, guide and assess students' thinking abilities.
• Used by students during the conduct of activities based inquiri.

3. Constructivism

• Develop self-understanding of new experiences based on previous experience.
• A deep understanding developed through meaningful experiences.

4. Learning Communities

• Working with others to create learning is better than learning itself.

5. Modelling

• Thinking about your own learning process.
• Demonstrate how you want students to learn.
• Doing what you want to enable students to perform.

6. Authentic Assessment

• Measure students' abilities and skills.
• Requires the application of knowledge or skills.
• Assessment of the product or performance.
• The tasks are contextual and relevant.
• The process and product can be measured both.

7. Reflection

• Ways to think about what we've learned.
• Revising and respond to events, activities, and experiences.
• Keep track of what we have learned, how we feel the new ideas.
• May be a variety of forms: journals, discussions, and the work / art.