psychology; 3) aspects of material needs; 4) aspects
of norms, regulations and law; 5) aspects of
Government and state; 6) aspects of Cultural; 7)
aspects of Welfare; 8) aspects of Communication; 9)
aspects of wisdom and social welfare; 10) aspects of
human relations with the natural environment; 11)
aspects of Management, arrangements and others;
12) aspects of Education; and other aspects.
In the implementation of the 2004 curriculum
there are a number of signs that must be considered,
namely: (1) Standard documents on competency
subjects in Social Sciences are one of the guidelines
for curriculum development in the regions to prepare
syllabi. (2) Organizing the material using an
expanding community approach, starting from the
things closest to students to things that are more
global. (3) Learning in the Social Knowledge Study
subject uses an integrated approach and a contextual
learning approach to develop and improve
intelligence, attitudes, and social skills. This
approach is realized by other means through the use
of inquiry, explorative and problem solving
methods. These learning methods can be carried out
in a variety of ways within or outside the classroom
by taking into account the availability of learning
resources. (4) In Learning Social knowledge needs
to be followed by a practice of learning Social
knowledge. This learning practice is a learning
innovation designed to enable students to understand
facts, events, concepts and generalizations through
empirical learning parables, called environmental
awareness tactics. (5) In learning Social Knowledge
can use a variety of media that has the potential to
add insight into the context of learning and increase
learning motivation. Slides, films, radio, television,
and computers that are equipped with CD-Room and
internet relations can be used to access various
information about local, national and global issues.
(6) Class-based assessment in social knowledge
subjects is directed to measure achievement of
learning outcomes indicators. Besides written
examples (pencil and paper test) can also use a
model of assessment based on actions (performance
based assessment), assignment (project), product or
(portfolio). (7) time allocation of each learning
outcome can be organized by the teacher according
to the allocation (8) The order of indicators in the
2004 curriculum can be adjusted to the needs.
That is the description of IPS in elementary
school, in the last 10 years and has implemented two
types of curriculum, namely the curriculum 1994
and 2004. Based on input from the implementation
field, the 2004 curriculum known as Competency
Based Curriculum (KBK), has not been fully
implemented in all classes, classes II and VI still use
the 1994 curriculum (Sapriya, et. al., 2008).
According to information from several teachers
who have implemented the KBK, there are still
various obstacles, such as the limited source book;
the learning approach that still uses conventional
methods with monotonous methods, so students are
difficult to carry out for inquiry, discover and
explore in the learning process and strong
enthusiasm from the teacher as the spearhead of
learning, in a relatively short period of time will be
able to implement the implementation of this KBK
in accordance with the signs stated above. In the
Education Unit Level Curriculum (KTSP) is an
operational curriculum compiled by and
implemented in each education unit. In the
Education Unit Level Curriculum Structure contains
8 subjects plus local content, of which there are
social studies subjects.
According to Sapriya (2009) the IPS curriculum
in 2006 aims to have students as follows:
1. Knowing concepts related to people's lives and
their environment.
2. Having the basic ability to think logically and
critically, curiosity, inquiry, problem solving, and
skills in social life.
3. Having commitment and awareness of social and
humanitarian values.
4. Having the ability to communicate, cooperate,
and compete in a pluralistic society, at the local,
national and global levels.
The IPS curriculum in 2006 is quite simple,
because it only emphasizes the achievement of the
required Basic Competency and Competency
Standards. This provides opportunities for teachers
as curriculum developers to be creative in social
studies learning that is active, creative, effective, and
fun. Social studies material is an integration between
Geography, History, Sociology and Eeconomics.
Social studies subjects are arranged in a systematic,
comprehensive and integrated manner in the
learning process towards news and success in life in
society.
With this approach it is expected that the child
will gain a broader and deeper understanding of the
related fields of science. In accordance with the
characteristics of children and social studies, the
expository method will cause students to be passive,
and reduce the degree of social studies into boring
rote learning. Teachers who act monopolizing the
role of information sources should improve their
performance with various learning methods, such as
presenting a cooperative learning model; role
playing, jigsaw, reading poems, books, or