MENINGKATKAN LITERASI MEMBACA SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR MELALUI MEDIA PUZZLE CERITA PADA SISWA KELAS III

Abstract

The study aims to determine the improvement in reading literacy skills of third-grade students after the implementation of story puzzle media. This study uses Classroom Action Research and is carried out in 2 cycles that include four main stages, namely: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The subjects of this study were 13 third-grade students of SDN Bolang Itang Barat. The results of this study showed that the percentage of student learning completion increased from 23.08% in the pre-cycle to 53.85% in the first cycle, then increased to 100% in the second cycle. Thus, there was an increase in learning completion of 76.92% from the initial conditions to the end of the study. In addition, the average class score also experienced a significant increase. In the pre-cycle, the average student score only reached 63.46, then increased to 71.77 in the first cycle, and again increased to 80.92 in the second cycle. The increase in the average score from the pre-cycle to the second cycle reached 17.46 points.