The Use of Primary Documents on Literature History in Primary School

摘要

This study aimed to determine the effect of the use of primary documents against the literacy of the students of the 5th grade Al-Azhar Mojokerto Islamic Plus Primary School. This research used Quasi Experimental Design research design in the form of Non-equivalent Control Group Design with instrument test. Data analysis technique used was t-test. The results showed that there was significant influence of the use of primary documents to the historical literacy of students as evidenced by hypothetical t-test count 5,626> ttable 2.030. Through historical literacy, students are facilitated to be skilled at reading, writing, expressing views through various sources (photos, pictures, articles, newspapers, maps, videos, textbooks, documents/records/archives and non-documents such as architecture. Students not just become passive recipients or merely remember historical facts but they are actively involved in interpreting it, so they obtain complete understanding of the cause-effect (chronology) of a historical event.