Development of the Audio Visual Media on Subtheme the Beautiful of Cultural Diversity in My Country to Increase Cognitive Ability in Primary School Students

Abstract

This study aims to describe the feasibility, practicality and effectiveness of audio visual media to increase cognitive ability in grade 4 students of Primary School. This research was done at SDN Saronggi I, Saronggi Subdistrict, Sumenep Regency with the subject of research is 20 students of class IV of academic year 2017/2018. The type of this research is the development research using a 4-D models of Thiagarajan (1974) who developed the device along with the audio-visual media, lesson plan, and achievement test (cognitive) in the form of research design pretest-posttest control group design. The data of the research are to describe the feasibility, the practicality and the effectiveness of audio visual media to increase cognitive ability in grade IV of primary school students. The description of the feasibility of audio-visual media is the criteria for determining whether the quality of the product is unfit for use or not. Where the instrument of the feasibility uses a validation sheet. Description of the practicality of audio visual media is an evaluation tool that gives more emphasis on the level of efficiency and effectiveness of evaluation tools. This description of practicality uses a student response questionnaire and the implementation of the lesson plan. While the description of the effectiveness of audio visual media is a measure that states how far the target (quantity, quality and time) has been achieved. Where the greater the percentage of targets achieved, the higher the effectiveness. This description is achieved from the observation sheet of teacher activity and student activity. Based on the results of data analysis of the feasibility description, practicality and effectiveness of the media described, in general it can be concluded that the development of audio visual media on the subtheme of the beautiful diversity of my country’s culture can improve students’ cognitive ability significantly.