Science Sets – Based Teaching Material Development For Character Building Reinforcement

Abstract

This research is aimed to develop a science SETS – visionary teaching material fulfilling the valid criteria for character building reinforcement. The research method used in this study was the Research and Development (R&D) which from four stages was simplified into three, consisting of (1) defining, (2) designing, and (3) development. The subjects of this research were fourth grade students of SDN Kalibanteng Kidul 03, a public elementary school in Semarang. The data was collected using interviews, tests, observations, and questionnaires. The data analysis used the descriptive qualitative and quantitative techniques. The result of the development of the printed teaching material was valid. The validity score also met the excellent category. According to the result and discussion on the research of the science SETS– based teaching material development for character building reinforcement, it is advised that the printed version of science SETS – based teaching material, which has been developed with a valid result within the competence of natural resources, need to be tested in a wider scale so that teachers are able to utilize the printed science SETS – visionary teaching material as a supplement for the learning process in the attempt of character building reinforcement. Keywords—Valid, the development of elementary school level teaching material, science approach, environment, technology and society, character building reinforcement