Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Digital IPS Berbasis Masalah-masalah Kontemporer Berbantuan Platform Genially untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa

Development of Digital Social Studies Teaching Materials Based on Contemporary Problems Aided by Genially Platforms to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Ability

Pembelajaran IPS dalam era pandemi COVID-19 memiliki tantangan yang luar biasa. Diperlukan inovasi agar pembelajaran IPS tetap dapat berjalan dengan baik meski dilakukan secara daring. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan pengembangan bahan ajar digital IPS yang dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis dalam masa pandemi. Dengan fokus dalam, 1) Bagaimana penerapan bahan ajar digital dalam pembelajaran, (2) Bagaimana respon siswa terhadap bahan ajar, dan (3) Bagaimana efektivitas bahan ajar. Data dikumpulkan dengan observasi, wawancara, dan tes. Lokasi penelitian terletak di salah satu SMPN di kota Surabaya yang terletak di Jl. Dupak Rukun, Asem Rowo. Uji efektivitas menggunakan mann whitney pada kelas kontrol (tidak menggunakan bahan ajar yang dikembangkan) dan eksperimen (menggunakan bahan ajar yang dikembangkan).  Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan; 1) Pembelajaran IPS lebih optimal dilakukan dengan asinkron, (2) Respon siswa terhadap bahan ajar positif, dan (3) hasil uji beda antara kelas kontrol dan eksperimen menunjukkan perbedaan. Pada kelas kontrol kemampuan berpikir kritis cenderung tetap dan jawaban hasil tes bersifat homogen dan teksbook, sedangkan pada kelas eskperimen menunjukkan peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kritis dan jawaban hasil tes bervariasi sesuai dengan lingkungan siswa masing-masing

Social studies learning in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic has extraordinary challenges. Innovation is needed so that social studies learning can still run well even though it is done online. This paper aims to explain the development of digital IPS teaching materials that can be used to improve critical thinking skills during a pandemic. With a focus on, 1) How is the application of digital teaching materials in learning, (2) How do pupils respond to teaching materials, and (3) How are the effectiveness of teaching materials. Data were collected by observation, interviews, and tests. The research location is located at one of the junior high schools in the city of Surabaya which is located on Jl. Dupak Rukun, Asem Rowo. The effectiveness test used Mann Whitney in the control class (not using the developed teaching materials) and the experiment (using the developed teaching materials). The results of the study show; 1) Social studies learning is more optimally carried out asynchronously, (2) The pupils response to teaching materials is positive, and (3) the results of the difference test between the control and experimental classes show a difference. In the control class, the critical thinking ability tends to be constant and the answers to the test results are homogeneous and textbook, while in the experimental class it shows an increase in critical thinking skills and the answers to the test results vary according to the environment of each pupils.