DESIGN OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PKN LEARNING WITH THE TPACK APPROACH BASED ON LOCAL RELIGIOUS CONTENT (MLR) IN STRENGTHENING STUDENT CHARACTER IN MECCA INDONESIAN SCHOOL

Abstract

This study aims to develop a learning design for Civic Education (PKn) at the elementary school level using the Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) approach integrated with Religious Local Content (MLR) to strengthen students’ character at Sekolah Indonesia Mekkah. The research is grounded in the need for a learning model that effectively integrates technology, pedagogy, and content while instilling religious and multicultural values relevant to Indonesian diaspora students living abroad. The study employed the ADDIE development model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) involving 35 sixth-grade students and one Civic Education teacher as participants. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, and analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The results showed that the developed model was valid with a score of 0.86 (classified as very strong), practical for classroom use, and effective in improving students’ learning outcomes as well as their religious and tolerance-based character. The implementation of TPACK integrated with MLR made Civic Education learning more interactive, contextual, and reflective of spiritual and social values. This study implies the importance of enhancing teachers’ competencies in integrating technology and religious local content as a means of character education within multicultural learning environments.

Keywords: Religious Character, Religious Local Content, TPACK