THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEMATIC TEACHING MATERIALS BASED ON LOCAL WISDOM TO IMPROVE THE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of thematic teaching materials
based on local wisdom values in improving the learning outcomes of grade IV students.
This research was conducted in elementary school, Palipi district, Samosir regency. This
research method is development research. The subjects of this study were grade IV
students of Elementary School, Palipi District, Samosir Regency, which totaled 59 people
and were divided into 3 classes. The data analysis technique in this study is a descriptive
study and t-test of research results and conclusions in this study, namely thematic
teaching materials based on the values of local wisdom are categorized as practical
because the module of student response response results from trials is limited and largescale trials have increased. It can be seen that students prefer to use modules in the
implementation of free poetry writing learning with an average percentage of Test I
student responses of 88.1% and Test II student responses increased by a percentage of
91.9% interested in modules. From these results it can be assumed that if the value is
more than 90 then it is categorized very well. If the category is very good, thematic
teaching materials based on local wisdom values are practically used in learning.