Development of Encyclopedia Media Based on Indonesian Cultural Diversity

Abstract

Based on a survey of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) conducted (2018) in 181 districts and 34 provinces involving 12,056 respondents found that 10% of respondents did not memorize Pancasila and only about 67-78% of respondents knew about the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia and Bhineka Tunggal Ika. Indonesia National Board for Disaster Management (BNPT) survey results in 2019 found that diversity education content has a low score compared to other dimensions. Education can be used as a preventive means of prevention of intolerant behaviors that are currently rife in Indonesia. The fading of the nation's cultural values among the younger generation due to the negative impact of globalization should certainly be a concern of many parties, including education. Diversity education has often been considered to interfere with the learning process in the classroom. Diversity materials can actually be integrated into materials taught in the classroom, especially in social science subjects. Problematic of learning that is still lacking in the variety of learning media and not contextual causes the material of Indonesian cultural diversity is not delivered optimally and students are not interested in learning it. Analysis conducted to teachers and students shows the need for learning media that can help teachers and students learn diversity. Researchers developed encyclopedia media as an alternative learning medium to study diversity, especially in the field of culture. This research is an Research and Development study using 4D models. The 4D development model consists of 4 main stages, namely: Define, Design, Develop and Disseminate. The media is validated by material experts and media experts to assess the feasibility of the media encyclopedia diversity, especially in the field of culture. This study examined the condition of geographic areas in each region, then identified various forms of culture. Furthermore, this study tries to explore everything about the ins and outs of philosophy or meaning and values of each existing culture. The results of this study are encyclopedia media based on Indonesian culture which includes geographical location, language, traditional house, traditional dance, traditional clothing, food, traditional tools and local traditions.