Culture Based Learning Model in the Biology Module to Develop Students' Critical Thinking Skills

The online learning media that was really needed by the teacher in guiding a lesson. The Online Learning Media that made in this research is E-Module. E-Modules that is combined with a culture-based learning model will be very useful to be able to make students culturally aware and increase their criticality about the relationship between culture and Biology. This study aimed to develop the Biology E-module on Environmental Pollution material with a combination of culture-based learning models to develop the critical thinking skills of Junior High School students. This E-module was created by emphasizing learning activities with 3 syntax-based learning cultures, namely learning about culture, learning with culture, and learning through culture. To be able to develop critical thinking skills, each activity in the E-module was also made with an activity or practicum that puts indicators of critical thinking skills on each subject. The combination of culture-based learning syntax and critical thinking ability indicators contained in the E-module forces students to be able to carry out learning that always connects culture with the biological sciences around them. Students' critical thinking skills would also develop by placing every element of the culture of the community around students to be integrated in studying environmental conservation materials.