The Use of Integrated Teaching Materials of Earth and Space Sciences (ESS) which Accommodate Multiple Intelligences to Increase Students' Mastery Concept of Junior High School

This research aims to increase students' mastery concepts in the material motion of celestial bodies using integrated ESS (Earth and Space Sciences) teaching materials which accommodate multiple intelligences. Preliminary identification of the 32 students of ninth class in one of Junior High School showed that intellectuals are diverse. It was found that the dominant intelligence of the students is kinesthetic intelligence, while the lowest one is a logical mathematical intelligence. Using an appropriate teaching material which accomodate those multiple intelligences may enhance students' mastery concepts. The appearance of students multiple intellectual was observed by multiple intelligence questioners and the observation sheet of the multiple intelligence activities, while the tests was used to measure students's mastery concepts. The results show that naturalistic intelligence has the highest percentage, while the lowest percentage is logical mathematical intelligence. It was also found that using integrated teaching materials of ESS with accommodate multiple intelligences enhanced the students's mastery concepts of the motion of celestial bodies.