ABSTRAK, Rosmalinda Eka Arianti. 2025. Pengaruh Metode Role Playing Berorientasi Kearifan Lokal Terhadap Pemahaman Nilai-Nilai Pancasila dan Karakter dalam Kurikulum Merdeka Siswa Sekolah Dasar. Tesis. Surabaya: Program Studi Pendidikan Dasar Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Negeri Surabaya, 2025. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh metode role playing berorientasi kearifan lokal terhadap pemahaman nilai-nilai Pancasila dan karakter siswa sekolah dasar dalam Kurikulum Merdeka. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain kuasi eksperimen Non-Equivalent Control Group Design. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas VI di UPT SD Negeri 29 Gresik, dengan pembagian kelompok eksperimen dan kontrol. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa tes dan angket skala Likert yang telah diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji independent sample t-test dibantu perangkat lunak SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode role playing berorientasi kearifan lokal terbukti berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pemahaman nilai-nilai Pancasila siswa sekolah dasar dalam Kurikulum Merdeka. Selain itu, metode role playing juga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pembentukan karakter siswa. Secara simultan, metode ini memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap pemahaman nilai-nilai Pancasila dan karakter siswa secara bersamaan, sehingga mendukung pembelajaran yang holistik dalam mewujudkan profil pelajar Pancasila.

Kata kunci: role playing, kearifan lokal, nilai-nilai Pancasila, karakter, Kurikulum Merdeka.

ABSTRACT, Rosmalinda Eka Arianti. 2025.  The Influence of Local Wisdom-Oriented Role-Playing Method on Understanding Pancasila Values and Character in the Independent Curriculum of Elementary School Students. Thesis. Surabaya: Primary School Teacher Education Study Program, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, 2025. This study aims to determine the influence of the role playing method oriented to local wisdom on the understanding of Pancasila values and the character of elementary school students in the Independent Curriculum. This study uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design of Non-Equivalent Control Group Design. The subject of the study was grade VI students at UPT SD Negeri 29 Gresik, with the division of experimental and control groups. The instruments used are Likert scale tests and questionnaires that have been tested for validity and reliability. The data analysis technique uses an independent sample t-test assisted by SPSS software. The results of the study show that the role playing method oriented to local wisdom has been proven to have a positive and significant effect on the understanding of Pancasila values of elementary school students in the Independent Curriculum. In addition, the role playing method also has a significant effect on the formation of students' character. Simultaneously, this method has a significant influence on the understanding of Pancasila values and student character at the same time, thus supporting holistic learning in realizing the Pancasila student profile.

Keywords: role playing, local wisdom, Pancasila values, character, Independent Curriculum.