Development of Anti-Radical Comics Electronic Media Based on Local Wisdom (Mekar-Bekal)

Abstract

This research is motivated by as education develops, the challenges of the government and educators are also getting bigger to protect their students from the infiltration of wrong teachings or ideas about religious understanding, which in the end will lead to radicalism that triggers the emergence of radical movements among students. Facing the signs of intellectual degradation and the latest curriculum changes, there are several things that need to be followed up. The purpose of this research is to develop comics as an alternative learning media to counter radicalism. The research method used is research and development with qualitative and quantitative approaches. The resulting product is in the form of e-comic as a learning medium to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students The results show that the development of e-comic as a Civics learning medium on basic norms that apply in social life to realize justice has passed through four stages of development, namely needs analysis, product design, media production, validation and analysis, while for the product revision stage, testing product trial and final analysis and revision is done. The validation and analysis phase includes validation by material experts, media experts and MTs as resource persons. Eligibility of Civics e-comic In KD the norms that apply in social life to realize justice, in terms of material aspects, language, presentation, media effects on learning strategies and overall appearance. The results of the assessments from material experts, media experts and Civics teachers on all measured aspects stated the results of the assessment in the categories of Very Good and Decent.