Four Steps Teaching Material Development (4S TMD) on Integrated Science Teaching Materials to Develop Character Education for Junior High School Student
Siti Saadah Mulyani (a*), Sjaeful Anwar (b), Taufik Rahman (c)
a) Departemen Pendidikan IPA, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*) sitisaadahmulyani[at]gmail.com
b) Departemen Pendidikan Kimia, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
c) Departemen Pendidikan Biologi, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
Science is not only about concepts have been learning but also about moral values that very close with everyday life. Moral values on science learning should have can be applied in life. It will help the student for developing their good character. Character education is necessary to produce good generation. Character education can be integrated on science learning through teaching materials will be given. Teaching materials development can be done by using Four Steps Teaching Material Development (4S TMD) that consist of four stages, namely Selection, Structuring, Characterization, and Didactic Reduction. This article will describe how to develop integrated science teaching materials by using Four Steps Teaching Material Development (4S TMD). 4S TMD method is used because it has a didactic reduction stage where the level of difficulty of teaching materials is reduced according to the intellectual level and cognitive development of students. Besides, this teaching materials be contained moral values was integrated. Therefore, it is expected that students can develop their good character through teaching materials developed.
Keywords: teaching materials, 4S TMD, integrated science, character education
Topic: Integrated Science Education