Efforts to Improve Student Learning Outcomes Through Picture Media in Science Class V Hidayatullah Elementary School, East Jakarta

Abstract

Education is a learning process that can be carried out through formal, non-formal, or informal channels. The main goal of education is to increase individual knowledge and develop various aspects, both cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. The application of appropriate methods will help students when studying at school. In this case, image media can be a solution to improve students' understanding and learning outcomes in science subjects. This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of fifth-grade students of SDIT Hidayatullah East Jakarta on the material Harmony in Ecosystems through the use of image media. The study used the Classroom Action Research (CAR) method with two cycles, each of which includes the planning, action, observation, and reflection stages. The research subjects were 24 fifth-grade students. Data were obtained through observations of student and teacher activities, as well as learning outcome tests (pretest and posttest). The results showed an increase in student activity from 65.13% in cycle I to 78.88% in cycle II. The average posttest score also increased from 72.87 in cycle I to 86.41 in cycle II, with learning completion increasing from 50% to 84%. Thus, the use of visual media has proven effective in improving student activity and learning outcomes.