The Application of Local Wisdom based Early Reading: Elementary School Teachers' Responses in East Java

Hasanudin, Cahyo The Application of Local Wisdom based Early Reading: Elementary School Teachers' Responses in East Java. Journal of Optoelectronics Laser.

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Abstract

Early reading becomes the key of learning success in the elementary school. It requires an adaptive, innovative, and comprehensive learning media to be implemented for students. The aim of this study is to investigate the elementary school teachers’ responses at East Java, Indonesia on the local-wisdom-based application which is utilized as the learning media. This study is qualitative research in form of exploratory case study. The samples are the elementary school teachers in Bojonegoro Regency, Tuban Regency, Lamongan Regency, Jombang Regency, and Mojokerto Regency. The data is collected using open questionnaire. Furthermore, it is tabulated and calculated using descriptive statistics. The data is analyzed using content analysis. The results show 100% of teachers state that the learning media of early reading needs to be developed, 62% of them choose local wisdom as learning content, 74% of them choose application as the media because it is able to be installed in the smartphones, 66% of them state that the element of 5Cs has to be added, and 62% of them choose quizzes/practices in form of matchmaking. The conclusion of this study is that the elementary school teachers in East Java, Indonesia state that the learning media of early reading needs to be developed in form of application which is easy to be installed in the smartphones. This localwisdom-based application contains quizzes in form of matchmaking so it helps students in developing 5Cs from an early age. Keywords: application, local wisdom, early reading, teachers’ responses, elementary school.

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