摘要：The purpose of the research was to develop learning materials of Bahasa Indonesia based on folklore in Gowa District for III grade students in the primary school. The type of research was research development with design development through the development of the teaching model of Four-D Model namely defines, design, develops, and disseminates. Data was collected through observation sheets, validation sheet, questionnaire, and the test results from the study. The data were analyzed using validity diagnosis, practicality and effectiveness. The result was proved that the overall validation criteria contained in the validation sheets syllabus, Lesson Plan, and Worksheet rated valid by the team of experts, practitioners, colleague friends. The three validation device's material that otherwise met the eligibility standards to use in learning Bahasa Indonesia in primary schools, in particular, in III grade. A small group of trial results was proved that materials meet these terms so no need more revision and deserve to be tried out in a large group or field trial. The test results from the scale field trials these are terms of practicability material, and effectiveness material has been met. So learning materials based on folklore in Gowa District was declared eligible to serve as learning materials of Bahasa Indonesia for III grades in primary school.
关键词：development of teaching materials; learning of Bahasa; and folklore
