Development of Animated Video Learning Media Using the Powtoon Application on the Theme of Caring for Living Things

Abstract

Background: The background of this research is (1) the lack of availability of learning media (2) the lack of student motivation to participate in the learning process; and (3) Science learning outcomes are still not optimal. This study aims to develop learning media, analyze feasibility, analyze effectiveness, and analyze students' responses to learning media using animated videos Powtoon on caring for living beings. Methods: Research and Development (R&D) 4-D approach. The final findings in this research and development are limited student trials of products in the form of animated video learning media using applications Powtoon for students of class IV Public Elementary School Cibeber District. Results: Effectiveness trials at the development stage were carried out by researchers by doing pre-test and post-test. The known value pre-test obtains an average value of learning outcomes of 55.68. As for value, the post-test received an average score of 79.37 learning outcomes, with the number of respondents or students used as test subjects as many as 80 students from four schools. In the subsequent trial, the researcher distributed questionnaires to teachers and students. This questionnaire is limited to knowing the responses and responses of students at the dissemination stage of using animated video learning media Powtoon by getting the results of the average percentage of teacher and student responses to enthusiastic video learning media, which reached 94% in the "excellent" category. Conclusions: Thus, using the animated video learning media Powtoon developed is suitable for the learning process.