Analysis of the Implementation of Ethnoscience-based Learning Models in Thematic Learning at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

Abstract

Ethnoscience Learning is one of the new breakthroughs in the  world of education, which is collected between culture and science. Ethnoscience lifts local culture and wisdom to be usend as learning object to make the learning become more meaningful. The aimed of this research was to analyze the application of ethnographic based learning  model,  so  the  teacher  could  improve  the  quality  of  thematic  learning  in  elementary  school  by understanding the learning resources that could be used in learning and the used of method in d elivering the material. The sampling technique was done by purposive sampling, with a sample of three elementary schools in Lenek District, Lombok Timur. Data were collected through interviews, documentation, literature studies, and analyzed by using descriptive qualitative. Based on the results of data analysis and discussion, it ccould be concluded that:  1)  the  planning  application  of  Ethnoscience  based  learning  models  in  three  elementary  school  in  Lenek District, Lombok Timur was unplanned well but the school has unconsciously implemented Ethnoscince, the application of Ethnoscience had been run well  because it was proven by the teacher who had been being able to determine the local wisdom and sorted the material that would be integrated in thematic Ethnos cince subject based on local wisdom, and in the evaluation process there was an evaluation in accordance with the evaluation standard in curriculum 2013, namely : cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. 2) The used of learning resources was not maximal in  ethnoscience learning because the  teachers could utilize  other  learning resources  such  as  the  surrounding environment, video, and the internet. 3) Teachers ccould use various methods such as observation, demonstration, discussion, projects, experiments, and field trips.