Sundanese Traditional Game 'Bebentengan' (Castle): Development of Learning Method Based on Sundanese Local Wisdom

• Published in: European journal of educational research Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 199 - 210
• Main Authors: Toharudin, Uus, Kurniawan, Iwan Setia, Fisher, Dahlia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Eurasian Society of Educational Research 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Adolescents; Children; Cultural Maintenance; Elementary School Students; Folk Culture; Foreign Countries; Game Based Learning; Games; High School Students; Indigenous Knowledge; Instructional Effectiveness; Junior High School Students; Learning Motivation; Student Reaction; Teaching Methods; Values Education; Indonesia
• ISSN: 2165-8714; 2165-8714
• DOI: 10.12973/EU-JER.10.1.199

This study seeks to develop a learning method based on local wisdom that is developed to support the learning process. One of the pearls of wisdom used in developing learning methods is the traditional games of the Sundanese people, namely the Bebentengan game. This study aims to see the improvement of student learning outcomes by implementing the Bebentengan learning method. The mix-method, quantitative data and qualitative data are described based on the research findings. It involves as many as 298 students at various levels; Elementary School (ES), Junior High School (JHS), and Senior High School (SHS) and nine teachers. Data analysis using ANCOVA. The results showed that there was no significant increase in learning outcomes at all levels (sig. 0.020 <[alpha]). There is a significant difference in the learning of students who get Sundanese local wisdom-based learning methods at each level (ES, JHS and SHS). Based on the comparison between ES and JHS (Sig = 0.079> [alpha]), can be concluded that the learning method is not effective to be applied in junior high schools. Then, between ES and SHS (Sig = 0.006 < [alpha]) so it can be concluded that the learning method is effective to be applied in elementary schools. The last comparison is between JHS and JHS or vice versa (Sig = 0.079> 0.314> [alpha]), can be concluded that the learning method is not effective to be applied in SHS. Therefore, this method is most effective at the primary level. We find that this learning method can improve student learning outcomes at all levels. Learning methods using local wisdom are effective enough to improve student learning outcomes. Thus, this method can be implemented more broadly. Still, it needs to be developed in the future. It does not rule out the possibility of learning methods based on local wisdom can be combined with technological advances.