PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA FLAPBOOK TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MENGENAL HURUF KONSONAN
“b” dan “d” PADA ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN
DEVELOPMENT OF FLAPBOOK MEDIA ON THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE CONSONANTS "b" and "d" IN 5-6
YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh kurangnya media pembelajaran dan ketiadaan materi yang mendukung pemahaman anak usia dini tentang mengenal huruf “b” dan “d” sebagai dasar pendidikan bahasa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media Flapbook dalam meningkatkan kemampuan anak usia 5-6 tahun mengenal huruf “b” dan “d”, serta menguji validitas dan efektivitasnya. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode Research and Development (R&D dengan model ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Development, Implement, Evaluate). Subjek penelitian adalah 30 anak usia 5-6 tahun di TK Kemala Bhayangkari 1 Surabaya. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket dan observasi, serta analisis data menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney.
Media Flapbook dirancang dalam bentuk A4 berukuran. Uji validitas oleh ahli materi dan ahli media menunjukkan bahwa media Flapbook layak digunakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) sebesar < 0,001 < 0,05 sehingga H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Berdasarkan uraian tersebut, media Flapbook efektif dalam meningkatkan kemampuan anak mengenal huruf “b” dan “d” usia 5-6 tahun. Peningkatan pemahaman tersebut terjadi karena kegiatan yang berulang-ulang, sehingga anak mulai mengenal konsep seperti penulisan huruf “b” dan “d”, mencocokkan huruf yang sama, melengkapi awalan kata, dan mengelompokkan gambar. Implikasi dalam penelitian ini adalah media Flapbook dapat diintegrasikan dalam kurikulum pendidikan anak usia dini dan berpotensi digunakan dalam penelitian dengan konsep abstrak lainnya, seperti mengenal angka, bentuk, warna, dan sebagainya.
Kata Kunci : Pengembangan Media, Flapbook, Huruf Konsonan “b” dan “d”, Anak Usia Dini.
This research is motivated by the lack of learning media and materials that support early childhood understanding of recognizing the letters "b" and "d" as the basis for language education. This study aims to develop Flapbook media to improve the ability of 5-6-year-old children to recognize the letters "b" and "d" and to test its validity and effectiveness. The method used is the Research and Development (R&D) method with the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Development, Implement, Evaluate) model. The research subjects were 30 children aged 5-6 years at Kemala Bhayangkari 1 Kindergarten, Surabaya. Data collection techniques used questionnaires and observations, and data analysis used the Mann-Whitney test.
The Flapbook media was designed in A4 format. Validity tests by material experts and media experts showed that the Flapbook media was suitable for use. The results showed that the Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) was <0.001 <0.05, so H0 was rejected and Ha was accepted. Based on this description, the Flapbook media was effective in improving children's ability to recognize the letters "b" and "d" aged 5-6 years. This increase in understanding occurred due to repeated activities, so that children began to recognize concepts such as writing the letters "b" and "d", matching similar letters, completing word prefixes, and grouping images. The implication of this study is that the Flapbook media can be integrated into the early childhood education curriculum and has the potential to be used in research with other abstract concepts, such as recognizing numbers, shapes, colors, and so on.
Keywords : Media Development, Flapbook, Consonants "b" and "d", Early Childhood