The Effect of Learning Strategy and Learning Style on Civics Learning Achievement In Jatisari

This research aims to improve civics learning achievement by using different learning strategies, which are cooperative learning and expository learning strategies, with regards to learner’s learning style which cover field independent learning style and field dependent learning style. In this regard, after a field investigation it succeeds to describe the following factual findings: (1) the use of cooperative learning strategy has given higher achievement in learning civics than that of expository strategy; (2) with regard to learner’s learning style, in cooperative learning strategy independent learning style has showed higher achievement in learning civics than expository strategy, but for dependent learning style, the expository strategy gives better results than that of cooperative learning strategy; and finally (3) there is an interaction between learning strategy and learner’s learning style on learner’s achievement in learning civics. In the end, general recommendation of this field research is the cooperative learning strategy could be implied in Jatisari subdistrict secondary schools so as to improve civics learning achievement in condition with increasing independent learning style of learner’s. Thus the findings of this investigation can be taken as a proper ground for the modeling cooperative learning strategy and implement for the rest of Indonesian schools.