Uun Lionar, Agus Mulyana, Sapriya, Murdiyah Winarti, Ridho Bayu Yefterson, Yelda Syafrina, Hendra Naldi, Yuhardi
This study aims to analyze the implementation of the Project-Based Learning (PjBL) model by utilizing the biographies of West Sumatra's local historical figures in improving students' historical literacy in social studies learning. The main question is how implementing the PjBL model improves students' historical literacy towards local historical figures of West Sumatra? Qualitative research methods are used to understand patterns and explore data in depth on research subjects, namely social studies teachers and students in social studies subjects in several public junior high schools in Padang City. The results showed that the implementation of the PjBL model by utilizing the biographies of local historical figures of West Sumatra has encouraged the process of increasing historical literacy in students, the mastery of more historical knowledge indicates this, the development of the ability to analyze and discuss various historical sources, and the skills of students in writing history and presenting products in a creative form. This research shows that historical literacy as part of disciplinary literacy can be developed through various learning models oriented towards learners' active involvement. In addition, this research also indicates that contextualized learning materials contribute to creating meaningful learning. © 2025, Universitas Negeri Semarang. All rights reserved.
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia; Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
