http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/354/
A trans-disciplinary approach and inquiry-based learning model of
social studies
Amaliyah, Nurrohmatul
This study describes the learning of social studies using both a trans-disciplinary approach and
an inquiry-based learning model, through the international baccalaureate curriculum implemented by some schools in
Bandung, Indonesia. The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive research, which seeks to examine
information from various viewpoints to complement the data sourced to impact the development of knowledge in regard
to the learning of social studies in primary schools. It has been revealed that the implementation of the trans-disciplinary
approach in the teaching of social studies based on the international baccalaureate curriculum has been loosely
conducted at the fourth-grade level in the schools studied; however, just in a similar situation, the inquiry-based
learning model showed improvements in the teaching of social studies in the same schools. Based on this, it is therefore
concluded that both the trans-disciplinary approach and inquiry-based model are good methodologies.