The Use of I La Galigo E-Books as a Social Studies Learning Resource to Increase Students' Learning Motivation

Abstract

Teachers as educators must be able to use the right teaching materials so that the desired learning objectives can be achieved. The rapid development of technology produces a variety of applications that can be used to develop teaching materials that are integrated with the value of local wisdom so that they are useful for students' provision. The purpose of this article is to examine the use of the ebook containing I La Galigo as a social studies learning resource to increase the learning motivation of junior high school students. The method used in this paper is a qualitative research method. Data collection techniques include interviews, observation and documentation. The results of the study found that the use of ebooks could be developed by creative teachers to increase students' learning motivation at SMP Negeri 13 Makassar. Social studies teachers package teaching materials by improvising the I la Galigo in the form of illustrated stories as visualization media, and animated film media.