Exploration of Local Wisdom in the Shape of the Character Facade of the Bola Soba Building in Learning to Improve Students' Logical Thinking Ability

Abstract

The ability that students need to face increasingly complex learning challenges is the ability to
think logically. This logical thinking ability is part of High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), which
involves a scientific and sequential analysis process before generalizing a problem. However,
currently, students' logical thinking abilities are still low, as can be seen from the results of
national and international surveys. The aim of this research is to see how to improve students'
logical thinking abilities through the application of local wisdom to the character facade of the
Bola Soba building. The research method used was quasi-experimental with a nonequivalent
control group design. This research was carried out at UPT SMP Negeri 1 Kahu with a
population of all class VIII students. The sample consisted of two classes, namely 30 students
from class VIII B as the experimental group and 30 students from class VIII A as the control
group. Samples were taken using nonprobability sampling methods, especially purposive
sampling. The research results showed a significant increase in the experimental group with a
gain value of 0.70 or 70%, which is in the high category. This indicates that the application of
the Bola Soba building character facade design can improve students' logical thinking abilities.

Keywords: Façade of Bola Soba, Logical Thinking, Local Wisdom