Identification of “Karst Geopark” Singgahan District,
Tuban as Outdoor Learning Laboratory of Social
Sciences
Sukma Perdana Prasetya
1*
, Sarmini
2
, Ita Mardiani Zain
3
, Artono
4
, FX. Sri Sadewo
5
,
Hanifah Mahat
6
1
Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya,
Indonesia
2
Department of Pancasila and Citizenship Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Universitas Negeri
Surabaya, Indonesia
3
Department of Geography Education,Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya,
Indonesia
4
Department t of History Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya,
Indonesia
5
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indoensia
6
Department of Geography and Environment, Faculty of Human Sciences, University Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Selangor, Malaysia
*
Corresponding author. Email: sukmaperdana@unesa.ac.id
ABSTRACT
This research is an exploratory study that focuses on how to analyse locations in Singgahan Tuban District as Karst
Geoparks to be used as an outdoor learning laboratory for social science material. From this analysis, this research will
include: ((1) identification of the requirements and identification of suitable IPS outdoor laboratory locations; in
Singgahan Tuban District as a Karst Geopark (2) Response to learning with an outdoor learning laboratory. This study
involved 40 Social science teachers at SMP in Tuban-Bojonegoro through Forum Group Discussion (FGD) activities.
The data collection techniques used were; (1) content analysis (2) observation; (3) interviews, and (4) FGD. Data
analysis techniques referred to Milles and Hubberman [1]), namely data presentation, data reduction, and verification.
While quantitative descriptive analysis obtained from data collection techniques will be calculated the percentage.
Identification of geopark karst in Singgahan-Tuban sub-district, a location that meets the requirements to be used as
outdoor learning for subjects. Social science teachers do not have much experience in implementing outdoor learning
due to time, cost, transportation, and guidebook
Keywords: Outdoor learning, Social Sciences, Karst, Geopark
1. INTRODUCTION
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as an “In its implementation, the 2013 curriculum uses
three approaches, namely the scientific approach,
inquiry, and project method. Using the real environment
as a learning resource by inviting students to make field
observations in accordance with one of the 2013
curriculum approaches, namely the scientific approach.
Prioritizing a scientific approach because can lead
students not to stop at knowledge, but continue to skills
and attitude formation [2]. By conducting field
observations students will get the most concrete level of
experience because they directly see facts, ideas, events,
and real events in the field of the environment.
Social science learning based on real environmental
conditions can provide motivation, interest, contextual,
relevant, and accessible activities in learning outside the
classroom [3]. Understanding environmental conditions
as a source of learning will be able to raise awareness of
students about the importance of maintaining the
harmonization of the community environment to the
natural environment. A deep understanding of social
science is one of the requirements in realizing a
professional social science teacher.
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 603
Proceedings of the International Joined Conference on Social Science (ICSS 2021)
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