ABSTRACT

Yuliani, Riska D. 2016. Developing Comic as Learning Media on Geography

Materials for Grade XI SMA/MA. Sarjanas Thesis, Geography
Department, Faculty of Social Science, State University of Malang.
Advisors: (I) Drs. Hadi Soekamto, S.H, M.Pd, M.Si, (II) Drs. Mustofa,
M.Pd.

Keywords: development, learning media, geography comic

Developing comic as learning media is based on some problems happened

on geography materials which are wide and complex. This caused difficulties for
some students so that it needs more appropriate learning media. Printed learning
media such as textbooks are not easily understood since those are packed in verbal
form. On the other hand, the complex and wide materials need to be simplified
with the help of appropriate learning media. One of the media is comic. Comic
has the potential to simplify the materials through pictures and simple
conversations. Besides, comic can be the most favorable reading materilas and
suitable with the psychological condition of high scholl students since it is
entertaining. Although there have been some developments on comic by the
previous developers, there are still some weaknesses needed to be repaired
through the next development process.
This research and development aims at creating a better product in the
form of comic as learning media. This media is focused on forestry resources
management on the principals of sustainable development based on the materials
in National Curriculum 2015. The comic is produced in A5 paper printed form.
The procedure of development used in this research is adapting a model by
Borg and Gall (1989). The result of modifying the procedure consists of 6 steps,
namely: 1) research and data collection, 2) planning, 3) development of products
draft, 4) product validation, 5) initial field try out, 6) revision on try out result so
that it acquires the final product. The result of field try out wa analyzed
descriptively through scoring procedures, recapitulation, and percentage
calculation.
After the procedures of development conducted, a good product was
created after undergoing revisions which relying on the suggestions given by the
media and material experts. From the research, it can be concluded that the
development done in this study covers the quality of the product and the
references for the betterment. Based on the presentation result on dominant
recipients of the students, the efficiency aspect was responded as big as 85.5%
and product appeal as big as 88.2%. Both are qualified superb. Likewise, the
comprehension test scores were percentaged 91.7% and 85 as the average score
from 12 students (trial subject). While the product revision was done on six
important points based on the suggestions given by the validators, that is 4 points
aspects of media and 2 points aspects of material.