Development of Digital Teaching Materials Based on Betawi Local Food to Increase Ecoliteracy in Elementary School Students

Abstract

Abstract Ecoliteracy is an awareness about the importance of saving the environment from potential hazards. Consuming local food is part of ecoliteracy which can be introduced through digital teaching materials. This research aims to produce such materials based on Betawi local food to increase ecoliteracy in elementary school students. The approach used was research and development involving 52 grade IV elementary school students from two different schools in East Jakarta for a small-scaled trial. Product validation was carried out through qualitative descriptive analysis by classifying information from inputs, suggestions, responses, and criticisms acquired from data collection instruments. Quantitative descriptive data was also used to process data obtained through tests and questionnaires in the form of descriptive percentages. Results show that digital teaching materials based on Betawi local food can be implemented in learning and can increase student ecoliteracy effectively in the aspect of head (cognitive). Based on these results, the product is ready to be implemented on a large scale and can be enhanced to increase students’ ecoliteracy.

Keywords

• digital teaching materials
• betawi local food
• ecoliteracy.