Abstract:

Local wisdom is an essential element incorporated into the learning process, and local wisdom characters must develop on learning activity, like gawi manuntung character. And also high order thinking skills must be developed in the young generation, such as critical thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills. According to the 2019 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Indonesia ranked 68 out of 74 countries with an average score of 396 in science ability and 379 in mathematic ability. Besides that, according to observation and interviews with 425 elementary school teachers in South Borneo Indonesia, less than 20% of teachers design learning material based on high-order thinking skills and gawi manuntung character. High-order thinking skills consist of critical thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills. Gawi manuntung character consists of discipline, hard work, and responsible. It is because there are no learning materials in the elementary school learning process which contain South Kalimantan local wisdom and high order thinking skills activity. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an elementary school learning material based on South Kalimantan local wisdom and high order thinking skills activity. The objective of this research is to produce products in the form of learning material based on South Kalimantan local wisdom that is feasible and effective based on the validity, practicality, effectiveness of learning material, and achievement of high order thinking skills and gawi manuntung character.

This research is a research and development which refers to the 4D model (define, design, develop and disseminate). The subjects include 50 students of fifth grade elementary school in Banjarmasin South Kalimantan Indonesia. Data were obtained through the validation sheet of learning material, questionnaire, the test of high order thinking skills, and the sheet of character assessment.

The research results showed that:
(1) the validity category of the learning material was very good,
(2) the practicality category of the learning material was very practical,
(3) the effectiveness category of the learning material was very effective,
(4) the achievement of high order thinking skills was very good, and
(5) the achievement of gawi manuntung characters was very good.

In conclusion, the elementary school learning materials based on South Kalimantan local wisdom are feasible and effective to be used in learning activities, can increase students high order thinking skills and gawi manuntung character.

Keywords:

Learning material, local wisdom, high order thinking skills, gawi manuntung character, elementary school.