BOTANICAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT: INTEGRATING OF SCIENCE LITERACY AND LOCAL WISDOM
The development of good learning resources on science literacy learning based on local wisdom as a strategy to facilitate active learning that can design science concepts contextually with real situations and become the current 21st-century learning trend. Critical thinking skills are needed as a strategy to build the competence of higher-order thinking skills and discovery needed in science learning. This study aims to develop learning tools on science literacy learning based on local wisdom ota botanical materials that can improve students' critical thinking skills. The study was conducted through a mixed method with the type of research model developed by Borg and Gall and the application of teaching materials in the classroom. This research was conducted by involving 6 expert validators, 4 teachers, 12 students for respondents and 120 students from 4 different schools in Langsa City, Aceh Province for implementation. The research data are presented as the results of the feasibility of teaching materials, teacher and student responses through questionnaires and the results of critical thinking assessment using tests. The results showed that the development of science literacy teaching materials based on local wisdom is feasible for use in the student environment and the average score of critical thinking skills of high school students in Langsa City after the application of science literacy teaching materials based on local wisdom has increased with the achievement of a score of 87.
Science Literacy, Local Wisdom, Ethnobotany, Critical Thinking Skills, Students Achievement