Cultural Context in Science Education: Improving Scientific Literacy through Batik Tanjung Bumi

Abstract

Scientific literacy is a thinking skill that should be developed from an early stage of education, especially in relation to science knowledge. It enables students to understand and solve various science-related problems in their daily lives. The purpose of this study is to identify students' scientific literacy after participating in science learning that integrates the local cultural context of Batik Tanjung Bumi. This study employed a descriptive quantitative method with 23 participants, using a one-group pretest-posttest design. A test of scientific literacy was used to gather data. The Wilcoxon test showed that the difference in score between the pre-test and post-test was significant, with a significance value of less than 0.05. The average N-gain score was 0.39, which indicates a medium improvement. These results indicated that integrating Batik Tanjung Bumi into science learning can effectively improve students' scientific literacy. Moreover, the cultural product context of Batik Tanjung Bumi can be replicated and adapted to strengthen the development of other cognitive abilities.