Efforts to Enhance Scientific Literacy in Elementary School Students Through Optimizing the Use of Digital Comics in Natural Science Materials in Elementary Schools

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10.2991/978-2-38476-301-6_55How to use a DOI?

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Scientific literacy; elementary school students; digital comics; experimental research; use of technology

Abstract

This study aims to explore the effectiveness of using digital comics to optimize scientific literacy in elementary school students. The experimental research method with a quasi-experimental design was adopted to collect valid and reliable data. This study involved students from several elementary schools, a total of 150 fifth-grade students at elementary schools randomly selected in the Laweyan Sub-district. After the control and experimental groups were assigned, the experimental group was given access to digital comics developed specifically to introduce natural science. Meanwhile, the control group did not receive special treatment in this regard. Data were collected through pre- and post-intervention knowledge tests and a questionnaire that explored students’ perceptions of using digital comics. Data analysis employed analysis prerequisite tests, i.e., the normality and homogeneity tests and continued to test the hypothesis using statistical t-test analysis to identify significant differences between the experimental and control groups. The t-test results demonstrated that using digital comics significantly increased students’ scientific literacy. The questionnaire results also revealed that students felt more interested and involved in learning natural science using digital comics, with a percentage of 89% included in the very good category. By utilizing this technology, educators and education service providers can increase scientific literacy related to nature, equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills, and prepare them optimally to deal with emergencies.

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AU  - Idam Ragil Widianto Atmojo
AU  - Chumdari Chumdari
AU  - Fadhil Purnama Adi
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/11/25
TI  - Efforts to Enhance Scientific Literacy in Elementary School Students Through Optimizing the Use of Digital Comics in Natural Science Materials in Elementary Schools
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education (ICLIQE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 576
EP  - 584
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-301-6_55
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-301-6_55
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