The development of natural science learning material integrated with islamic values to attract santris' interest in learning the human digestive system

Abstract

This research aimed to produce natural science learning material based on Ploomp theory for Junior high school students. The learning material in this research was a book which was integrated with islamic values and satisfied validity, practicality, and effectiveness. Besides, the researchers also convinced that those criteria, validity, practicality and reliability, appropriate to students' test answer. The subjects of this research were 15 of eighth grade students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) Darul Hidayah Wuluhan Jember, east Java Indonesia. The methodology on this research was adapted from Ploomp theory. The validity product of this learning material could be shown by the expert validity. This can be reached when the expert said that it was valid for both the book and the test sheet. The practicality of the book must reach very practical criteria. This was based on how practical teacher delivered the material and how students understand the material. The effectiveness of the product could be shown by students' attitude in learning activities, cognitive skill, and well-skilled in psychomotor. The learning material was said valid because the validators said that those instruments were valid. Validator scored the learning material (book) as 3.3 (4 scales), and test sheet as 3.58. Hence, those learning materials can be said valid. Secondly, the learning materials was practical because the validators said that the book can be used with minor revision and students learned the material actively. The learning materials called effective as well, because satisfied two indicators of effectiveness, which were students' response about learning activity was positive with 82.21% students answered so, and the result of the test was said valid because reached minimal score of 0.73 and reliable about 0.57.