EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN CROSSWORD PUZZLE BERBASIS APLIKASI CROSSWORD LABS DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BELAJAR PKN SISWA KELAS IV SEKOLAH DASAR

Abstract

This research was motivated by the low interest in learning Civics in class IV of SDN 1 Kaloran, Temanggung Regency. Students' interest in learning is still relatively low because quite a few students think that lessons are difficult. Interest in learning is very important to support student learning success. This encourages educators to always increase creativity in learning activities. Interactive learning media makes students more interested in learning. The learning media applied in this research is the Crossword Puzzle application based on Crossword Labs. The purpose of this research is to determine the influence of Crossword Puzzle based on Crossword Labs as an interactive medium on interest in learning Civics in class IV students at SD Negeri 1 Kaloran. This research is quantitative research using the Quasi Experimental Design method with Posttest Only Control Design. Using Nonprobability Sampling as a sampling technique. The research instrument uses a questionnaire containing 25 positive statements. The data analysis calculations for this research used SPSS Statistics 27.0 for Windows to calculate the normality test with Kolmogorov-Smirnov, the homogeneity test with Levene, then the hypothesis was tested using the t-test with a significance level of 0.05. The results of the hypothesis test calculations in the t-test in both classes show t hitung >t tabel, namely 8.169 > 1.729, so it can be concluded that there is a proven influence of Crossword Labs-based Crossword Puzzle as an interactive medium on students' interest in learning in class IV Civics at SD Negeri 1 Kaloran.