DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC LOCAL HISTORY BOOKLET FOR HISTORY EDUCATION STUDENTS

The challenge of the beginning of the econmy local history development. Interest Study of
econmoy Local history in the colonial. The background of this research is necessary the developing of
the history material lesson with local economy history material in the colonial. Because of lack of
material in accordance with KKNI 2013 Curiculum. The characteristic of the targets and the needs of
studnts and some relics of the local history in East Sumatra in the colonial underutilized in learning
history. Plug Scientific and Technological progress more sophisticated so that students lazy to seek
and read the history books. For it, the researchers developed history material lesson used R&D method
(Research and Development) that is research used to product certain products and test products
effectivenese. Purpose of this research are: (1) describe material lesson that during this time used in
history about economy local history in the colonial in East Sumatra for student at third semester in JPS
FIS Unimed, (2) product mateial lesson according to the needs of the history learning especially
economy local history substance for students, (3) knowledge and analyzed effectivenese of material
lesson that developed in economy local hisory learning about interest study for students. The results of
research howing (1) the developed of material lesson shaped economy local history substance in
colonial (2) students more understanding with economy local history in colonial, students activity
involved in laerning-teaching process and more motivated and easy to understand history lesson,
interest study and curiousity of students more high, and (3) the booklet effectivenese give the positive
influence to interest study. The conclusion of this research are (1) the developing of history lesson
material through two steps testing by expert team (2) application of history lesson material can make
students more interest to study history, brave argued opinion, active in learning process and respect for
opinions other people, (3) application of developing of history lesson material has did by research give
the positive influence for interest study of students. Based on same of the above conclusions,
researcher ask the suggestion as here. The teacher should start to develop materials in accordance with
the curiculum, the good lesson material should comply all effective, efficient and innovative criteria
and following the development of science nad technology