Digital Comics Mathematics Integrated Culture Folklore for Deaf Students

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the needs of students for the learning media of the digital comic folklore of the people of Lampung “Ompung Silamponga” which integrates mathematics. As for the data-gathering technique used in this study, it was an interview conducted directly with the mathematics teacher of the X class of the Sekolah Luar Biasa Negeri Pringsewu. This study obtained results, among other things: 1) the curriculum used in this research school is Kurikulum Merdeka which supports the use of technology in the learning process that occurs; 2) the learning carried out by teachers is often associated with everyday life so that it is possible to associate culture in the process of learning; 3) the lack of knowledge of students about the culture that exists in their area as well as students have difficulty in learning mathematics especially on flat building materials so it can be assumed that the teacher needs to integrate the culture of specific areas on the folklore in the mathematical learning process especially on the plane figure material; 4) Generally students already have their android, but have not been used to know more about the cultural context in their area for learning process. Thus, it is assumed to use the learning medium of digital comics in the learning process; 5) The tendency of deaf students, who are more happy to learn using visual images, is assumed to create the learning medium of the digital comic.