Explosion Box as Learning Media of Ecosystem Components for Elementary School Student

Abstract: Explosion Box as Learning Media of Ecosystem Components for Elementary School Student. Objective: This research aims to describe the development of explosion box as learning media to deal with bored student in science learning to use textbooks. Method: Development of learning media in this study is implementing the Borg & Gall. Field test were conducted on 5th grade elementary school students in Blitar, Indonesia. Finding: The results showed that the Explosion Box as learning media was valid category with a material expert validation: 93.3%; design expert validation: 90%; expert validation: 90%. Results of trials: small group is 95.4% and large group is 94.4%. Data pre-test and post-test results: before using product is 70.3 and after using product is 85.9. Conclusion: Expert validation and student response questionnaires revealed that Explosion Box as learning media was very interesting and useful so that students do not get bored in the learning process. Keywords: Elementary school student, Explosion Box, learning media. Abstrak: Media Pembelajaran Explosion Box Materi Komponen Ekosistem untuk Siswa Sekolah Dasar. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan tentang pengembangan media pembelajaran Explosion Box untuk menjawab kebosanan siswa dalam belajar menggunakan textbooks. Metode: Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini mengacu pada jenis pengembangan menurut Borg & Gall. Uji coba lapangan dilakukan pada siswa kelas 5 SD di Blitar, Indonesia. Temuan: Hasil menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran Explosion Box dinyatakan valid, dengan validasi ahli materi: 93,3%, ahli desain: 90%, ahli pembelajaran: 93,3%. Hasil uji coba menunjukkan kelompok kecil: 95,4% dan kelompok besar: 94,4%. Data hasil pre-test dan post-test menunjukkan nilai rata-rata sebelum menggunakan produk sebesar 70,3 dan setelah menggunakan produk sebesar 85,9. Kesimpulan: Validasi ahli dan respon siswa menyatakan bahwa media pembelajaran Explosion Box sangat menarik dan membantu siswa tidak bosan dalam proses pembelajaran. Kata kunci: Siswa sekolah dasar, Explosion Box, media pembelajaran. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v11.i2.202115