A Comparative Study of Content and Language: Feasibility of Class IV Indonesian Language Textbooks

Abstract

Books are an important tool in efforts to improve the quality of education. Through this textbook, students can obtain knowledge and information other than from a teacher. Therefore, teachers must intelligently determine the textbooks that will be used in learning because the choice of the best textbook will have a big influence on the learning process. Good textbooks have certain criteria or standards. Based on the results of the interview, information was obtained that the large number of Indonesian language textbooks in circulation created problems in choosing them. The diversity of authors and publishers gives rise to the diversity of the book's quality. Of course, there are still shortcomings, including textbooks that do not match the curriculum message; there are textbooks that contain material that is only in the form of a summary and less relevant to the learning outcomes that have been determined. The research method used by researchers is a comparative-qualitative method. Comparative research is research that compares the existence of one or more variables in two or more different samples. The research instrument examines the suitability of content and language using the 2022 BSNP (National Education Standards Board) instrument and adds indicators according to the theory used as the basis for the research. Data validity testing is carried out to determine the accuracy of the reported data. The technique used is the Miles and Huberman model of qualitative data analysis techniques. The results of this research are the appropriateness of the content in the class IV Indonesian language textbook by A. Indradi and Rahmah Purwahida. The criteria for completeness of material, criteria for depth of material, criteria for accuracy in selecting material, criteria for accuracy in concepts and theories, criteria for accuracy in selecting examples, the criteria for accuracy in training, the criteria for conformity with scientific developments, the criteria for suitability of features, examples, exercises/references, the criteria for developing insight into diversity, and the criteria for developing insight into nationality and national integration are categorized as very good. The suitability of the language in the class IV Indonesian language textbook by A. Indradi and Rahmah Purwahida, based on the criteria of suitability to the level of intellectual development of students and the criteria of suitability to the level of social and emotional development of students, is categorized as very good. Keywords: Comparative, Content Appropriateness, Language Appropriateness, Textbooks