THE EFFECT OF DIGITAL STORYBOOK MEDIA ON ENHANCING THE LITERACY SKILLS OF STUDENTS AT SD NEGERI 1 PEUSANGAN SELATAN
Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia 
Abstract
Literacy skills are one of the fundamental competencies that elementary school students must possess to support academic success across various subjects. However, students’ literacy skills remain relatively low, as indicated by difficulties in understanding reading texts, identifying important information, and interpreting textual meanings. One effort to address this issue is the use of engaging learning media that align with students’ characteristics, namely digital story book media. This study aimed to determine the effect of digital story book media on improving the literacy skills of fifth-grade students at SD Negeri 1 Peusangan Selatan. This study employed a quantitative approach using an experimental method with a One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The sample consisted of 17 fifth-grade students selected through total sampling. Data were collected through literacy skill tests administered before (pretest) and after (posttest) the treatment. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, normality tests, homogeneity tests, N-Gain analysis, and hypothesis testing through the Paired Sample t-Test. The results showed that the mean pretest score of 58.53 increased to 75.00 in the posttest. The N-Gain analysis yielded a score of 0.397, categorized as moderate improvement. The hypothesis test showed a statistically significant pretest - posttest difference (t = 9.998, df = 16, p < .001). The N-Gain score was 0.397, indicating moderate improvement. These results suggest that students’ literacy-test scores were higher after the digital-storybook intervention; however, the one-group design does not establish that the media alone caused the change.
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