The purpose of this research is to analyze the changes in learning between learning before using the STEAM method and learning after using the STEAM method. Where the researchers analyzed the process of student activities in learning, namely in the course of making learning media to determine the ability of students to think creatively in developing the students' knowledge. In obtaining research data, researchers used an assessment score reference instrument, where the final product assessment was assessed by subject lecturers, learning media expert lecturers, and linguistics (language) lecturers. To find out whether there is a change in the ability to think creatively in each learning process before and after learning, the researcher uses a hypothesis test using the t-test. To find out whether there is a change in ability positively, namely the ability to think creatively in each learning process before and after learning, the researcher uses a hypothesis test using the t-test to find out this. It can be seen from the increase in the average learning outcomes before and after with an increase in the difference of 2.26 from the average before using the STEAM method in learning, which is 78.26. The results of the analysis test explain that the learning method using STEAM in learning has a positive impact on learning where students experience a significant average increase before and after being given learning using the STEAM method by providing hands-on experience through the project work process.

Penggunaan media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi pada proses belajar mengajar dapat memfasilitasi guru dalam menjelaskan materi pelajaran dan meningkatkan antusiasme siswa untuk dapat mengikuti pembelajaran. Namun, yang terjadi saat pembelajaran guru menggunakan video pembelajaran yang sudah tersedia di Youtube tetapi materinya belum sesuai dengan yang sedang dipelajari, sehingga menyebabkan siswa kesulitan memahami materi pelajaran. Selain itu, guru belum memiliki kompetensi dalam mengembangkan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis teknologi. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilaksanakan dalam bentuk pelatihan mengembangkan media pembelajaran menggunakan VideoScribe, agar guru dapat mengembangkan sendiri, media sesuai materi pelajaran yang akan disampaikan. Kegiatan ini dapat terlaksana pada Sabtu, 27 Oktober 2018 di SDIT Al-Khairaat Jakarta Timur, dengan menggunakan metode ceramah, demonstrasi dan pendampingan peserta. Dari 25 orang guru yang telah mengikuti pelatihan, terdapat 100% guru yang menyatakan bahwa pelatihan ini sangat bermanfaat, akan menerapkan media hasil pelatihan dalam pembelajaran di kelasnya dan membutuhkan pendampingan berkelanjutan dalam mengembangkan media pembelajaran dengan VideoScribe.

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Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah Apakah terdapat hubungan antara gaya belajar dengan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran pendidikan agama Islam di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis apakah terdapat hubungan antara gaya belajar dengan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran pendidikan agama Islam di Sekolah Dasar. Metode peneitian yang digunakan adalah metode survei dengan teknik pendekatan korelasional. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner, observasi serta dokumentasi. Data diperoleh dari 248 responden yang menjadi sampel dalam penelitian ini. Berdasarkan hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan signifikan antara gaya belajar dengan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran pendidikan agama Islam yang ditunjukkan oleh nilai t hitung  yang lebih besar dari t tabel.

The curriculum changes in Indonesia bring another problem for English subject in Elementary school. The subject can not be found in Kurikulum 2013 (K-13), while it was one of subjects stated in previous curriculum known as KTSP. It becomes current issue in education area. Some people agree that English subject should not be included as subject for Elementary School students, because it is more important for the students to learn Bahasa Indonesia as first and national language. In other hand, some people state that it is important because English is international language that should be learnt by everyone in the world. Then, Elementary School is the right level to start introducing English as foreign language because of the students' golden age. They will get easier to learn this subject in the next school levels. In fact, English as foreign language is very important to be learnt since early age especially for the students in Elementary School. They have to learn English in line with Bahasa Indonesia that being learnt as their first language. Elementary School students as young learners need to get English as one of subject in their school, because they have high interest in learning new things such as English that starting commonly used in daily life. So, it is important to take English as one of subject in Elementary School curriculum with several considerations.