Pengembangan Media Buku Digital Cerita Fabel Bergambar Berbantuan Picsart terhadap Keterampilan Membaca Pemahaman Pada Siswa Kelas IV Sekolah Dasar.

Development of Digital Book Media for Picsart-Assisted Fable Stories on Reading Comprehension Skills in Class IV Elementary School Students.

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya keterampilan membaca pemahaman siswa sekolah dasar, Hal ini disebabkan oleh penggunaan media pembelajaran yang kurang menarik, kurang interaktif, dan belum memanfaatkan teknologi digital. Penelitian ini bertujuan menghasilkan media Buku Digital Cerita Fabel Bergambar berbantuan PicsArt yang valid, praktis, dan efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan membaca pemahaman siswa kelas IV sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian Research and Development (R&D) dengan model pengembangan ADDIE. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SDN Sawunggaling VIII Surabaya pada siswa kelas IV Sekolah Dasar. Kevalidan media Buku Digital Cerita Fabel Bergambar berbantuan PicsArt mencapai persentase sebesar 81,25% dari ahli materi dengan kriteria sangat valid, dan kevalidan media mencapai persentase sebesar 91,25% dari ahli media dengan kriteria sangat valid. Kepraktisan dari hasil angket respons siswa memperoleh persentase sebesar 100%, dan hasil angket respons guru sebesar 93,75% dengan kriteria sangat praktis. Keefektifan media menunjukkan hasil signifikan melalui uji Mann-Whitney U-Test dengan nilai Mean Rank kelas eksperimen sebesar 39,79 yang jauh lebih tinggi dibanding kelas kontrol sebesar 13,24. Selain itu, nilai N-Gain kelas eksperimen berada pada kategori tinggi, sedangkan kelas kontrol hanya mencapai kategori sedang. Dengan demikian, Media Buku Digital Cerita Fabel Bergambar berbantuan PicsArt dinyatakan valid, praktis, dan efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan membaca pemahaman siswa kelas IV sekolah dasar.

This study was motivated by the low reading comprehension skills of elementary school students. This is due to the use of learning media that is uninteresting, uninteractive, and does not utilize digital technology. This study aims to produce a valid, practical, and effective PicsArt-assisted Digital Picture Book of Fables to improve the reading comprehension skills of fourth-grade elementary school students. This research uses a Research and Development (R&D) type of research with the ADDIE development model. This research was conducted at SDN Sawunggaling VIII Surabaya on fourth-grade elementary school students. The validity of the PicsArt-assisted Digital Picture Book of Fables reached a percentage of 81.25% from subject matter experts with a very valid criterion, and the validity of the media reached a percentage of 91.25% from media experts with a very valid criterion. The practicality of the student response questionnaire results obtained a percentage of 100%, and the teacher response questionnaire results obtained a percentage of 93.75% with the criteria of very practical. The effectiveness of the media showed significant results through the Mann-Whitney U-Test with a Mean Rank value for the experimental class of 39.79, which was much higher than that of the control class of 13.24. In addition, the N-Gain value of the experimental class was in the high category, while the control class only reached the medium category. Therefore, the PicsArt-assisted Digital Picture Book Media for Fables is declared valid, practical, and effective for improving the reading comprehension skills of fourth-grade elementary school students.