Developing Concept Approach Based Textbooks of Social Sciences Course for Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teacher Education

Abstract

The development of the Madrasah Ibtidaiyah/Primary School curriculum has changed several times, from the KBK Curriculum to KTSP Curriculum, then to the 2013 Curriculum. However, the limited textbooks that are in accordance with the curriculum changes are obstacles to learning achievement, especially in Social Sciences course for primary school teacher education. This study aims to develop a social science course textbook for Madrasah Ibtidaiyah/primary school teacher education with a 2013 curriculum-based concept approach that is appropriate for students taking Social Sciences Madrasah Ibtidaiyah/primary school teacher education courses. This research uses a 4-D model with stages of Define, Design, Develop, and restrictions on Desseminate. The results showed that the development of concept approach based social science course textbooks for Madrasah Ibtidaiyah/ primary school got a very decent category with a score of 81% from material experts, a decent category with a score of 80% from linguists, and a very decent category with a score of 87% from design experts. So it can be concluded that the textbooks for Social Sciences of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah/primary school teacher education using the 2013 curriculum-based concept are categorized as feasible.