DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC STUDENT WORKSHEETS BASED ON CHARACTER EDUCATION IN SCIENCE LEARNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS Zainuddin M.(a*), Elvi Mailani (b), Muhammad Ikhlas (b)
Universitas Negeri Medan
Abstract
Character education is an essential component in building a generation that is intellectually intelligent, moral, and ethical. However, the implementation of character education in primary schools is often still theoretical and less integrated in learning. In science subjects, which emphasize scientific exploration and critical thinking, learning media is needed that not only supports the understanding of concepts but also instills character values. For this reason, the development of Electronic Student Worksheets (e-LKPD) based on character education is a relevant innovative solution. This research is to develop e-LKPD based on character education that is in accordance with the needs of science learning in primary schools and test the feasibility and effectiveness of E-LKPD in improving the understanding of science concepts and internalizing character values in students. This study applies the Research and Development method with the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) development model. The stages of the research include: Analysis: Identification of the needs of teachers and students for character education-based learning media- Design: Preparation of e-LKPD design based on character education with the integration of values such as honesty, responsibility, and cooperation- Development: e-LKPD prototyping using interactive educational design software- Implementation: Trial of the product in primary schools by involving students and teachers as research subjects- Evaluation: Analysis of the feasibility and effectiveness of e-LKPD based on the results of expert validation (media and language), user responses, and student learning outcomes. The results of the media expert validation test with a percentage of 85% or with very feasible criteria, linguist validation with a percentage of 87.2% or with very feasible criteria, The results of user responses show results with a percentage of 90% or with a very good category and student learning outcomes obtained an average score of 87.8 with a very good category. Based on these results, it shows that e-LKPD is very feasible to be developed and worthy of being used as a tool that helps the learning process and with this e-LKPD, it is hoped that science learning in primary schools can be more interactive, relevant, and support the strengthening of students^ character.
Keywords: e-LKPD, Development, Character education
