Development Of Economic Teaching Materials Based On Case Study In Improving Student Economic Literacy Economic Education Study Program

Along with the development of the world of education which changes very quickly so that it is required for a student to be able to improve his literacy. Where the increase in student literacy skills will increase the competitiveness of the students themselves. In general, literacy is a person's ability to process and understand information while doing the reading and writing process. Thus, a student is expected to be able to process and understand all the information obtained either through reading or writing. Meanwhile, or economic literacy is an understanding and basic knowledge of economic theory, concepts and applications. The development of science and technology in the global economic market, society as a consumer requires basic knowledge of economics in allocating their income for decision making in utilizing limited resources to meet unlimited needs. People who have knowledge of economics will understand government policies better than people who do not have an understanding of economic literacy. With economic literacy, students can understand the meaning of economic concepts as a whole and are able to develop for the benefit of individuals and society. The purpose of this research is to develop teaching materials related to economic literacy through case studies. With this case study, students are expected to have the ability to understand economic problems based on their economic literacy abilities. Meanwhile, the target of this research is to improve students