Development of Pop-Up Books in Improving Reading Skills through an Inquiry Learning Model in Grade I Elementary School Students

Abstract

The selection of the right learning model and media is one of the teacher's efforts to achieve the success of the learning process. In this case, the selection of pop-up book media in learning and inquiry models involves more student activities than teacher activities. This study aims to develop pop-up book media to improve students' reading skills through inquiry learning. Pop-up books are more focused on the factor of presenting interesting media without being designed so that students can find a concept. The method used in this study was R&D Borg and Gall. Data collection techniques use interviews, observations, questionnaires, scale tests. The small-scale test was conducted with 30 students of SD Negeri Sumurwuni grade I and large-scale was carried out on 140 students of State Elementary School located in cluster V of Argasunya sub-district, Harjamukti District, Cirebon City. The results of the development of pop-up book learning media are acceptable and able to improve students' reading skills through an inquiry learning model in grade I of Elementary School. Keywords: pop-up books, inquiry, reading ability