Executive Functioning Learning Design and Profile of Pancasila Students Through Debate Via Whatsapp

Abstract

This research was conducted to develop a learning system design that is able to integrate the executive functioning (EF) of students' (mindset and skill set aspects) in growing the Pancasila Student Profile (PPP) through a dynamic scientific debate process through discussion via Whatsapp (WA). The topic of debate raised is about the pros and cons of developing nuclear power plants in West Kalimantan. This development research adopts a simple form of the Successive Approximation Model.The principle of the learning is collaborative-partnership. This activity is carried out in six stages, namely the visitation approval from the National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia, consolidation of science subject teachers, planning activities, conducting virtual visits, conducting nuclear debates, and making report articles. Instruments for assessing debate and identification of EF in PPP have been designed for nuclear debate activities in 12 grades of natural science program. EF component analysis shows that for each debate phase, at least two aspects of the mindset and two aspects of the skill set are identified. This shows that the nuclear debate process via WA is able to raise and train students' EF, which is reflected in the confirmation of the PPP dimension elements. Discussions through WA can increase knowledge, confidence, and considering important details in conversation documentation. Presenting a diverse metacognitive environment in the classroom besides being able to treat student boredom, it can also train students' shifting to adapt to new/different learning conditions.