Keefektifan Penerapan Model Quantum Learning Berbasis Multimedia Interaktif terhadap Kemampuan Menulis Cerpen Siswa Kelas IX SMPN 40 Surabaya

The Effectiveness of Implementing the Interactive Multimedia Based Quantum Learning Model on the Short Story Writing Skills of Grade IX Students at SMPN 40 Surabaya

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi permasalahan pembelajaran menulis cerpen di kelas IX SMPN 40 Surabaya yang masih teacher-centered dan bergantung pada buku ajar. Kondisi tersebut membuat siswa pasif, cepat bosan, serta belum bisa menulis cerpen secara optimal. Hasil wawancara dengan guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia memperkuat temuan tersebut, bahwa model Quantum Learning dan multimedia interaktif belum pernah diterapkan. Situasi ini menunjukkan perlunya inovasi pembelajaran yang menarik, interaktif, dan berorientasi pada pengalaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan menulis cerpen siswa sebelum dan sesudah penerapan model Quantum Learning berbasis multimedia interaktif serta peningkatannya. Metode yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan desain pre-eksperimental jenis one group pre-test post-test. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa kelas IX SMPN 40 Surabaya tahun ajaran 2025/2026, sementara sampelnya adalah kelas IX-I sejumlah 27 siswa yang dipilih melalui cluster random sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan tes berupa pre-test dan post-test. Sementara, teknik analisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif, uji normalitas dengan Shapiro-Wilk, uji hipotesis berupa uji-t berpasangan, dan perhitungan N-Gain. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan menulis cerpen siswa dari nilai rata-rata ketika pre-test 68,33 menjadi 82,59 pada post-test. Uji normalitas menunjukkan data berdistribusi secara normal, sementara uji-t menghasilkan skor Sig. (2-tailed) 0,000 < 0,05 dan t-hitung > t-tabel sehingga terdapat perbedaan signifikan antara kedua nilai tersebut. Nilai N-Gain sebesar 0,4425 termasuk kategori sedang yang menandakan bahwa model Quantum Learning berbasis multimedia interaktif efektif meningkatkan kemampuan menulis cerpen siswa kelas IX SMPN 40 Surabaya.

Kata kunci: Quantum Learning, multimedia interaktif, dan kemampuan menulis cerpen.

This study was motivated by the problem of short story writing instruction in grade IX at SMPN 40 Surabaya, which is still teacher-centered and dependent on textbooks. This condition makes students passive, easily bored, and unable to write short stories optimally. Interviews with Indonesian language teachers reinforce these findings, confirming that the Quantum Learning model and interactive multimedia have never been implemented. This situation highlights the need for attractive, interactive, and experience-oriented learning innovations. This study aims to describe students' short story writing skills before and after the implementation of the interactive multimedia-based Quantum Learning model and the improvements achieved. The method used is quantitative with a one-group pre-test post-test pre-experimental design. The research population is all ninth-grade students at SMPN 40 Surabaya in the 2025/2026 academic year, while the sample is class IX-I consisting of 27 students selected through cluster random sampling. The data collection technique uses tests in the form of pre-tests and post-tests. Meanwhile, the analysis technique used descriptive statistics, Shapiro-Wilk normality test, paired t-test hypothesis test, and N-Gain calculation. The results showed an increase in students' short story writing skills from an average score of 68.33 on the pre-test to 82.59 on the post-test. The normality test showed that the data was normally distributed, while the t-test produced a Sig. (2-tailed) score of 0.000 < 0.05 and a t-count > t-table, indicating a significant difference between the two values. The N-Gain value of 0.4425 falls into the moderate category, indicating that the interactive multimedia-based Quantum Learning model is effective in improving the short story writing skills of ninth-grade students at SMPN 40 Surabaya.

Keywords: Quantum Learning, interactive multimedia, and short story writing skills.