Need analysis to develop science learning material based on thematic teaching by integrating the new literacy

Abstract

Education in the 21st century must be able to develop the competence of students a holistic and balance form. Integrated teaching is relevant with the 21st century learning paradigm because it is able to encourage active, authentic, holistic and meaningful learning. The 4.0 industrial revolution in the 21st century has demanded teaching to develop a variety of student literacy skills so that they can succeed both in learning and in everyday life. But the application of integrated teaching and the integration of literacy skills in natural science teaching is still limited. Real condition shows that science literacy of Indonesian students is still low. The solution to this problem is to develop the science learning material based on thematic teaching by integrating the new literacy. The purpose of the research was to describe the initial conditions before developing the science learning material based on thematic teaching. This type of research was descriptive research. The research data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The results of the data analysis stated that: generally the application of thematic learning components is still low, the integration of new literacy components in science teaching and science textbooks can be entered into low category, generally the characteristics of students are good for receiving thematic science learning material, and generally the early literacy of students can be classified into low category. The results of this research provide a good opportunity to develop science learning material based on thematic teaching by integrating new literacy.