MORAL VALUES INTERNALIZATION THROUGH PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING

Abstract

This study investigates and analyzes learning phenomena related to moral values in the context
of problem-based learning activities, the process of moral values internalization in relation to
problem-based learning situations, conditions that relate to the enhancement of comprehension
as well as internalization of the values, and their impact to the tendency of actualizing the
values into better student behaviour. This research was conducted with participation of the
students of the Arabic Department, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, Indonesia
University of Education in the academic years 2009, 2010, and 2011. The data to be analysed
in this research comprises of the students’ written responses (initial responses, group work
responses, and written reflection), classroom observation, and in-depth interviews. The data
used was analyzed by considering the principles of credibility, dependability, transferability,
and confirmability. Data analysis, using principles of qualitative approach, reveals phenomena
relating to the students’ comprehension, feelings, and behavior regarding the moral values, as a
result of learning stages designed based on the theoretical framework. In addition to this result,
an instructional theory and a learning theory can be formulated.
Key words: internalization, akhlak (moral) values, problem-based learning