Strengthening the Value of Caring for the Environment for Students at the Elementary Education Level

Abstract

This research is motivated by the inaccessibility of a model of strengthening the character value of caring for the environment, especially for students at the basic education level in disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) areas, especially in terms of character values caring for the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a portfolio-based learning model in subjects at the elementary school level. The objectives of this study are (1) Identifying the daily activities of students that have the potential to strengthen the value of caring for the environment as the basic material for the preparation of portfolio-based learning models. This research uses research and development (R &D) methods. The subjects of the study consisted of 259 students from 13 public elementary schools in 5 provinces (East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and South Sumatra) where each province was represented by 1 district. This research has a level of technological preparedness (TKT) at level 5.  The output in the first year is the preparation of daily activities of students in environmental care activities in the form of school environment hygiene activities that use cleaning tools.  Based on the results of the study, it was identified that the frequency of hygiene tools used was: Broom (100%), Wastebasket (80%), Wipe a mop (60%), Checking and bucket (60%), Brush and eraser (40%), and Washcloth, gloves, and hand soap (10%). The hygiene activities that identified are in the form of: sweeping, Mop, wiping, watering, and picking garbage.