The Effect of Direct Instruction Strategy and Students’ Social Interaction on Learning Achievement of Pancasila and Civic Education

The purpose of this study was to look at the effect of learning outcomes of Pancasila and Civic Education based on students' social interactions using the Direct Instruction (DI) strategy on students of SMP Negeri I Labuhan Deli, North Sumatra Province in the 2015/2016 academic year. The population of this research was 377 students and the sample was 77 students. The sampling technique uses cluster random sampling. Data collection methods in this study were obtained using student learning outcomes tests and hypothesis testing using Anava. Based on the research’s hypothesis test shows that the average learning outcomes of Pancasila and Civic Education of students taught using DI learning strategies in students who have social interaction characteristics of cooperative students is 66.70, and who have social interaction characteristics of competitive type students is 74.806. Hypothesis testing results show that the learning outcomes of Pancasila and Civic Education of students taught using the DI strategy on social interaction characteristics of competitive students is higher than students who have social interaction characteristics of cooperative students.