SOCIAL SCIENCES LEARNING THROUGH EXPLORATION OF RIVER TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SKILLS

Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Indonesia is surrounded by rivers. Since long the various aspects of community life is always associated with the river. The problem in this research is to provide a model of social science education learning l to improve the social skills of students. The research model is Research and Development. The collection of data was conducted through observation, interviews, and document. Data were collected on exploration activities on the river and in the classroom. The learning model developed is the exploration of the inquiry model in a river environment. Stages of the model are: posing a problem, proposing a hypothesis, collecting data, testing hypotheses, and conclusions. The test model of a small sphere was in one group of five students with the result of social interaction an average score of 75 on the river and 77 in the classroom. Results validation on social skills of students denotes the increase. This finding showed that the exploration model of the river with the inquiry is powerful to improve the social skills of students. Exploration results from students in the form of papers with economic themes are the floating market, fisheries, crops, floating stalls, coal. The themes of culture are the mosque, tomb, traditional houses, local wisdom, boat building, fishing, fishing, farming, trade. Social themes are neighbours, cooperation, recitation, assemble and speak, activities Islamic holidays, cooking, process the stream, housewives. Educational themes are school on the banks of the river, local knowledge, water transport, learning the Qur'an. The conclusion that the powerful social science education to build social skills can be done with a model inquiry. Rivers can be used as a learning resource for social science education.