The Effect of Scientific Learning with Video Media on Students' Understanding of Animal Adjustment to Their Environment

Abstract

Science learning in elementary schools has the aim of introducing students to nature and the surrounding environment and being able to understand the role of students in environmental conservation. Science consists of various science theories and through real learning students are able to understand these theories. So far, the implementation of science learning in elementary schools is still using conventional learning models through lectures, questions and answers, and assignments. In learning science, teachers tend to use image media in elementary school science textbooks. Learning that is more dominated by teachers causes students to become passive so that students' understanding of science material is low. To overcome these problems, teachers need to innovate in order to be able to improve the quality of science learning. One of the innovations that can be done by teachers is using a scientific approach in science learning and utilizing video as a science learning medium. The purpose of this study was to prove the effect of scientific learning with video media on students' understanding of the adaptation of animals to their environment. The researcher uses a quantitative research approach because the data generated is in the form of numbers and analyzed statistically. This research is an experimental research and a one group pretest-posttest research design. The population and sample of this study were students of class V with a total of 23 students. The instrument used to collect research data was a test sheet to measure students' understanding of the adaptation of animals to their environment. By using a paired sample t test analysis through SPSS 21, it was concluded that there was an effect of scientific learning with video media on students' understanding of the adaptation of animals to their environment.