Infographic development of Blambangan Kingdom for history learning in senior high school

Abstract

Teaching materials become an essential component of learning. History learning is often considered synonymous with boring material. The purpose of this study is to develop interesting teaching materials for the historical learning. The development of teaching materials used historical research data. The Blambangan Kingdom (1293–1772) was one of the important ancient kingdoms in East Java that needed to be taught in schools. The method of this study was research and development. The steps of research and development were literature study, product design, product specification, design validation, product manufacturing, initial product testing, product revision, extensive product testing, and dissemination. Infographic teaching materials become a solution for history learning. This study develops an infographic teaching materials with a focus on the discussion about the history of Blambangan Kingdom in senior high school. This infographic is up to date because it used an attractive cartoon figure, a concise explanation, and an additional QR code to enrich the information. The implementation of infographics on 35 respondents indicates that infographic teaching materials on the history of Blambangan Kingdom are effectively used in learning supported by material points, instructions for use and evaluation questions.