Open AccessThe development of the pictorial stories about solar panels for elementary schools
Author(s) -
Kintan Limiansih,
U. A. Fauziana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1470/1/012036
Subject(s) - product (mathematics) , mathematics education , curriculum , data collection , new product development , product design , product testing , psychology , literacy , computer science , pedagogy , engineering , mathematics , operations management , statistics , marketing , geometry , business
The main objective of this research was to produce a prototype of a pictorial story with the topic “Processing Solar Thermal Energy into Electric Energy”. This product could be used as a supplementary book for Grade IV of Elementary Schools. This product was made based on the limitations of the material in the 2013 Curriculum student book and the needs in the classroom. Research & Development (R & D) method was applied in this research, with six stages: (1) Potential and problem analysis, (2) Data collection, (3) Product Design, (4) Product validation, (5) Product Design Improvement, (6) Product Design Testing. The data gathering technique applied interviews, observations, and questionnaires. The product was approved by two validators with the average score of 3.16 (from a range of values 1-4); and was included in “good” category; so, it was worth testing in a student learning activity, after being revised. After implementing in 4th grade elementary school students, the product obtained an average score of 3.58 which was included in “ very good ” category. As the result, the prototype was worth to be implemented as a learning medium which was also a means of literacy in supporting the “Gerakan Literasi Sekolah” (school literacy movement).