ANTASARI’s Developing Blended Learning Model Based on Ecopedagogy Study to Improve Ecological Awareness, Soft and Social Skills on Elementary Education

Abstract

This research will show about (1) the characteristics and implementation of the ANTASARI blended learning model; (2) The appropriateness of implementation blended learning model ANTASARI; (3) the effectiveness of the ANTASARI implementation blended learning model to improve soft and social skills pass for the COVID-19 pandemic. The method of this research uses Research and Development (R&D) with the Four-D model (definition, design, development, and dissemination). The sample of this research is 45 person elementary school students on Banjarmasin. Collecting data use observation, documentation, interview, test, and questionnaire. Observation is used to know the effectiveness of implementation of the blended learning model, the improvement of critical thinking, problem-solving and independence, collaboration, negotiationand communication. Documentation is used to collect every document along with the implementation of this model. The interview is used to know the effectiveness of this model from the teacher and student side. The test is used to know the improvement of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The last, questionnaire is used to know the effectiveness of the implementation of a blended learning model ANTASARI to improve soft and social skills. Data analysis uses the Interactive Model from Miles and Huberman. The indicator of this research improvement of soft skills included: critical thinking, problemsolving and independence and social skills included: collaboration, negotiation and communication. The result shows that (1) the characteristic and implementation of the blended learning model ANTASARI consist of Auditory, Negotiation, Team, Analysis, Somatic, Administer Information, Role Play and Interaction on Games; (2) ANTASARI's blended learning model is appropriate to be used according to the results of the validation from 3 experts with validation percentage of learning steps 91%, skills improvement 84.56% and teaching materials 86%. (3) ANTASARI's blended learning model is effective to be used in learning based on the results of evaluations using instruments of soft and social skills. The improvement after implementation blended learning model, the students who are getting high criteria on ecological awareness from 6,7% increase to 75,6%, critical thinking from 8,8% increase to 84,2%, problem-solving from 8, 2% increase to 81,3%, independence from 6,5% increase to 80,6%, collaboration from 7,2% increase to 81,4%, negotiation from 9,3% increase to 77,6%, and communication from 15, 6% increase to 77.2%. The conclusion is blended learning model ANTASARI can improve students' soft and social skills in elementary education.