How Elementary Students Come to Know About the Culture of Yogyakarta:

Levels of Learning Experience

Anik Ghufron, C. Asri Budiningsih, Hidayati

(Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore how Indonesian elementary students come to know about the culture of the city and region of Yogyakarta, in south central Java, by looking at the different levels of their learning experience. The researchers used a descriptive study design. The subjects of the study were teachers and students from the Tegalrejo and Giwangan state elementary schools in Yogyakarta. The techniques of data collection were observation and testing, and our method of data analysis employed descriptive statistics. The findings of the study revealed that the learning experience of our elementary students, as they underwent the process of learning about the culture of Yogyakarta, tended to involve both internalization and actualization. This means that students first began to understand and appreciate the importance of this culture and its values, and then went on to behave in accordance with these cultural values.

Key words: elementary students, learning experience, Yogyakarta’s cultural values, internalization and
externalization