DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIKAWA (SINAU AKSARA JAWA) APPLICATION BASED ON ANDROID TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF JAVA SCRIPT IN GRADE III PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

PENGEMBANGAN APLIKASI SIKAWA (SINAU AKSARA  JAWA) BERBASIS ANDROID GUNA MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN AKSARA JAWA PADA SISWA KELAS III SEKOLAH DASAR

Kurangnya media pembelajaran serta rendahnya minat siswa dalam pembelajaran materi aksara jawa menjadi latar belakang dari penelitian ini. Penelitian secara rinci untuk mengetahui proses, kevalidan, kepraktisan, dan keefektifan pengembangan aplikasi SIKAWA (Sinau Aksara Jawa) berbasis android guna meningkatkan pemahaman aksara jawa pada siswa kelas III Sekolah Dasar. Studi ini ialah penelitian pengembangan dengan metode ASSURE dengan 6 tahapan (Analyze learners, State objectives, Select, modify or design media, Utilize media, Requires learner response, Evaluate). Menggunakan istrumen lembar validasi materi dan media guna menguji kevalidan, angket respon pendidik dan peserta didi untuk menguji kepraktisan, serta lembar penilaian tes untuk menguji keefektifan media didapatkan hasil validasi media sejumlah 76% (valid) dan validasi materi sejumlah 90% (sangat valid), hasil angket respon pendidik sebesar 93% (sangat praktis) dan angket respon peserta didik sejumlah 95% (sangat praktis), serta hasil belajar peserta didik sebesar 95% (sangat baik) dengan hasil N-Gain sebesar 0,80 dengan kriteria pemahaman sangat tinggi. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa Pengembanggan Aplikasi SiKawa berbasis android valid, praktis, dan efektif untuk guna meningkatkan pemahaman siswa kelas III Sekolah Dasar.

Kata Kunci: Pengembangan, Android, Peningkatan Pemahaman, Aksara Jawa.

The lack of learning media and students low interest in learning Javanese script material is the background for this research. Detailed research to determine the process, validity, practicality and effectiveness of developing the Android-based SIKAWA (Sinau Aksara Jawa) application to improve understanding of Javanese script in class III elementary school students. This research is development research using the ASSURE method with 6 stages (Analyzing students, Stating goals, Selecting, modifying or designing media, Utilizing media, Requiring student responses, Evaluating). Using material and media validation sheet instruments to test validity, teacher and student response questionnaires to test practicality, as well as test assessment sheets to test media effectiveness, the media validation results were 76% (valid) and material validation was 90% (very valid), The results of the teacher response questionnaire were 93% (very practical) and the student response questionnaire was 95% (very practical), and the student learning results were 95% (very good) with an N-Gain result of 0.80 with very high understanding criteria. So it can be concluded that the Android-based SiKawa application development is valid, practical and effective for improving the understanding of third grade elementary school students.

Keywords: Development, Android, Improved Understanding, Javanese Script.