PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN AQUA FILTER BERBASIS STEAM DENGAN KIT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH SISWA MATERI SIKLUS AIR DAN KAITANNYA DENGAN UPAYA MENJAGA KETERSEDIAAN AIR BERSIH KELAS V SEKOLAH DASAR 

DEVELOPMENT OF A STEAM-BASED AQUA FILTER LEARNING MEDIA WITH KIT TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS ON THE WATRER CYCLE MATERIAL AND ITS RELATION TO EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN CLEAN WATER AVAILABILITY FOR FIFTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan media pembelajaran Aqua Filter berbasis STEAM (Sains, Technology, Engineering, Arts, dan Mathematic) dengan menggunakan model ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, dan Evaluation) dengan materi siklus air dan kaitannya dengan upaya menjaga ketersediaan air pada mata pelajaran IPAS kelas V sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menilai kevalidan, kepraktisan, dan keefektifan produk media yang dikembangkan serta bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan pemecahan masalah peserta didik pada materi terkait. Penelitian dilakukan di SD Negeri Bendungan Kecamatan Kraton Kabupaten Pasuruan dengan subjek penelitian 1 guru beserta 25 peserta didik kelas VB sebagai kelas kontrol dan 25 peserta didik kelas VC sebagai kelas eksperimen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kesuksesan media ini. Pertama, hasil validasi media Aqua Filter mencapai skor 92% dengan kategori sangat valid. Validasi materi media Aqua Filter menghasilkan skor 96%, dengan kategori sangat valid. Kedua, kepraktisan media Aqua Filter menghasilkan presentase respon guru sebesar 90%, dengan kategori sangat praktis. Respon peserta didik diperoleh persentase 90,5%, juga dikategorikan sangat praktis. Ketiga, keefektifan Aqua Filter didapat dari persentase N-Gain antara kelas kontrol dan kelas eksperimen. Didapati perbedaan persentase N-Gain di kelas eksperimen sebesar 68% dan kelas kontrol sebesar 40%. Hasil uji beda menunjukkan bahwa nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,001 < 0,050 yang artinya terdapat perbedaaan yang signifikan pada nilai N-Gain kelas kontrol dan kelas eksperimen. Secara keseluruhan, penggunaan media pembelajaran Aqua Filter terbukti berpengaruh dalam meningkatkan keterampilan pemecahan masalah peserta didik dalam pembelajaran IPA materi siklus air dan upaya menjaga ketersediaan air kelas V sekolah dasar.

Kata Kunci: Media Pembelajaran, STEAM, Pemecahan Masalah

This study is a development research aimed at designing a STEAM-based (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Aqua Filter learning media using the ADDIE model (Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). The media was developed for the topic of the water cycle and its relation to efforts in maintaining water availability in Grade V elementary Integrated Science (IPAS). The objectives of this study were to evaluate the validity, practicality, and effectiveness of the developed learning media and to enhance students’ problem solving skills on the related topic. The research was conducted at SD Negeri Bendungan, Kraton District, Pasuruan Regency. The subjects consisted of one teacher and 25 students of Class VB as the control group, and 25 students of Class VC as the experimental group. The results indicate the success of the developed media. First, the validation result of the Aqua Filter media reached 92%, categorized as very valid. The material validation score was 96%, also categorized as very valid. Second, the practicality test showed a teacher response percentage of 90% (very practical), while students’ responses reached 90.5% (very practical). Third, the effectiveness of the Aqua Filter media was measured using the N-Gain score comparison between the control and experimental groups. The experimental group obtained an N-Gain percentage of 68%, while the control group achieved 40%. The independent sample t-test showed a significance value of 0.001 < 0.050, indicating a significant difference in N-Gain scores between the control and experimental groups. Overall, the use of the Aqua Filter learning media proved to have a significant effect on improving students’ problem-solving skills in learning science, particularly on the topic of the water cycle and efforts to maintain water availability in Grade V elementary school.

Keywords: Learning Media, STEAM, Problem Solving