E-Comic Based on SETS: A Digital Learning Media to Improve Student’s Character and Critical Thinking Skills

Abstract

This research aims to test the feasibility and effectiveness of electronic science comic learning media based on character education and SETS in improving students' character and critical thinking skills. This research is development research oriented towards testing product effectiveness. The data collection methods employed in this study included observation, tests, and questionnaires. The research findings indicate that, 1) the feasibility of SETS-based e-comics is measured through expert assessments of media and materials with the criteria of a very viable product; 2) The average gain test results show that SETS-based science electronic comic media is effective in improving students' character moderately by 5,04 and students' critical thinking abilities with a score of 4,03 are included in the medium category. This can be interpreted as saying that the use of SETS-based science e-comics is able to improve student behavior and influence students to be more enthusiastic and broad-minded to actively ask scientific questions.

Development of E-Modules Using Smart Apps Creator to Improve Learning Outcomes of Islamic Cultural History Grade V

“…The lack of a variety of methods, media, and learning resources used makes it difficult for students to understand material that requires visualization in learning related to events, figures, and places which results in students only being able to imagine abstractly. Whereas by using learning media tools, such as the use of comics, students can only imagine abstractly (Widyawati et al, 2024), use of interactive multimedia (Safira & Batubara, 2021) and interactive e-modules (Wulandari et al, 2022) then SKI learning will be more able to visualize historical contexts or events that are very old to be more acceptable in the form of visualization or other forms of media that are easily understood or easily accepted in the logic of students.…”