THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE-BASED INTEGRATED LEARNING MODEL TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ APPRECIATION ON LOCAL CULTURE (THE STUDY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDY SUBJECT)
ABSTRACT: Current
practices of social studies at elementary school tends to be partial. The
concept of social studies which is close to environment, especially local
culture, has not been optimally used in the learning process so that students
don’t really appreciate their own culture. This study is to develop a model of
social study learning for elementary school that can help students master
subject material as an effort to improve their appreciation on local culture,
using R&D approach modified into three steps; preliminary study, model
development and model validation testing. The subjects of study were teachers
and students of elementary school in Bengkulu province,Sumatra. The result of
study showed that Culture-Based Integrated Learning Model (MPTBB) is an
appropriate learning model to help students master subject material as an
effort to improve their appreciation on local culture. MPTBB is a learning
model focusing on cultural themes developed on the basis of prior knowledge of
students’ culture. MPTBB has been significantly proved more effective in
improving students’ appreciation on local culture simultaneous with their
mastery of subject material than the currently existing learning model used by
teacher.
Author: Nana Syaodih
Sukmadinata, Alexon Alexon
Journal Code: jppendidikangg120026
