The Effectiveness of Project Based Learning Method In Local History Learning Using The Document-Archive Of Bima Sultanate In 1930-1950 To Improve Source Critical Ability Of Students

摘要

This study aims to find out the effectiveness of the implementation of Project Based Learning (PjBL) in local history learning by using document-archive of Bima Sultanate as an effort to improve source critical ability of students. From the research, it was revealed that Project Based Learning is strongly effective to motivate students to be more active in analyzing the document archive as the learning sources of local history. This study is using research and development method. The result showed that students provided treatment had the increase in analyzing the source critical ability rather than those with no treatment. The related source analysis was the relevant source about local history. The learning of local history became a prominent aspect because it always relates to national history, particularly in term of the nation identity as a whole. In the learning activity, the material of local history is always linked to the locality of certain place; it aims as an effort of reinforcement on the comprehension and critical analysis of students toward local history that relates to national history. According to the observation that was conducted in STKIP Yapis Dompu-NTB as the location of research, it was found that the learning of local history had not been optimal implemented as its purpose. It was brought about by the lacking of the appropriate sources such as references and teaching materials in which the students having less understanding of source critical analysis and archive material were not taught about those, so that the ability of source critical analysis was not adequate. The learning of local history in STKIP Yapis Dompu-NTB needed to employ document archive as the learning source. This was not only to stimulate source critical analysis but also to make the local history subject became more variety. Moreover, it could motivate students and educators to write scientific article productively. The using of Project Based Learning is expected could help in comprehending the concept and teaching materials.