Pengembangan Media Komik Digital untuk Meningkatkan Chronological Thinking Skills Siswa Kelas VI Sekolah Dasar pada Materi Peristiwa Sekitar Proklamasi

Development of Digital Comic Media to Improve Chronological Thinking Skills of Sixth Grade Elementary School Students on the Topic of Events Surrounding the Proclamation

ABSTRAK

Ratna Sulistriyaniva. 2025. Pengembangan Media Komik Digital untuk Meningkatkan Chronological Thinking Skills Siswa Kelas VI Sekolah Dasar pada Materi Peristiwa Sekitar Proklamasi. Tesis, Program Studi S2 Pendidikan Dasar, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Pembimbing (1) Dr. Ganes Gunansyah, S.Pd., M.Pd., dan (2) Prof. Drs. Nasution, M.Hum., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Kata Kunci: pengembangan, media komik digital, chronological thinking skills, materi peristiwa sekitar proklamasi.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan media komik digital peristiwa sekitar proklamasi yang valid, praktis, dan efektif dalam meningkatkan chronological thinking skills siswa kelas VI SD. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) dengan model ADDIE yang mencakup tahapan analisis, desain, pengembangan, implementasi, dan evaluasi. Subjek uji coba dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VI di SDN Ketegan Kecamatan Tanggulangin Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi aktivitas guru dan siswa, angket respon, serta tes pretest dan posttest. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Kualitas media komik digital peristiwa sekitar proklamasi memenuhi kriteria kelayakan dengan validasi ahli materi dan ahli media yang mendapatkan nilai rata-rata sebesar 93% dengan kategori "sangat valid", (2) Tingkat kepraktisan penggunaan media yang dilakukan melalui observasi aktivitas guru dan siswa menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran berlangsung dengan sangat baik, praktis, dan siswa sangat aktif. Respon guru dan siswa terhadap media menunjukkan hasil yang sangat positif, (3) Tingkat keefektifan media yang dilihat dari hasil tes menunjukkan peningkatan yang signifikan, dibuktikan dengan rata-rata N-Gain sebesar 0,72 dengan kategori tinggi, serta hasil uji-t yang menunjukkan perbedaan signifikan antara nilai pretest dan posttest. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa media komik digital peristiwa sekitar proklamasi efektif digunakan dalam pembelajaran sejarah IPS untuk meningkatkan chronological thinking skills siswa SD.

ABSTRACT

Ratna Sulistriyaniva. 2025. Development of Digital Comic Media to Improve Chronological Thinking Skills of Sixth Grade Elementary School Students on the Topic of Events Surrounding the Proclamation. Thesis, Master’s Program in Elementary Education, Surabaya State University, Advisors (1) Dr. Ganes Gunansyah, S.Pd., M.Pd., and (2) Prof. Drs. Nasution, M.Hum., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Keywords: development, digital comic media, chronological thinking skills, events surrounding the proclamation.

This study aims to produce a digital comic media on the topic of events surrounding the proclamation that is valid, practical, and effective in improving the chronological thinking skills of sixth-grade elementary school students. The research employed a Research and Development (R&D) method using the ADDIE model, which includes the stages of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The research subjects were sixth-grade students at SDN Ketegan, Tanggulangin Subdistrict, Sidoarjo Regency. Data collection techniques included observation of teacher and student activities, response questionnaires, as well as pretest and posttest assessments. The research findings show that: (1) The quality of the digital comic media met the feasibility criteria based on validation by subject matter and media experts, achieving an average score of 93%, categorized as "very valid"; (2) The level of practicality based on observations of teacher and student activities indicated that the learning process was very good, practical, and that students were highly engaged. The responses from both teachers and students toward the media were also very positive; (3) The effectiveness level of the media, as measured by test results, showed a significant improvement, proven by an average N-Gain score of 0.72, which falls into the high category, and a t-test result indicating a significant difference between pretest and posttest scores. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the digital comic media on the events surrounding the proclamation is effective for use in social studies history learning to improve elementary students’ chronological thinking skills.