The influences of comics’ media application in students’ scientific perspectives attitude

Abstract

This study aims to study the effect of the use of media on scientific students. This study uses a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest control group design, this study guidance to the experimental class and the control class. The population in this study was the students of grade ten of science department in Senior High School 1 Sigli in the academic year 2018/2019, while the sampling was done using random sampling techniques and the samples of grade ten-two for the experimental class and grade ten-three for the control class were take 28 people each. The treatment in the experimental class is learning by using comic media. Data collection was carried out using observation sheets at each meeting. Data analysis techniques used descriptive analysis and the results showed the average scientific assessment increased the acquisition of the first meeting to three. For the control class, meticulous attitude increased by 47.32%, curiosity 61.31%, open attitude 41.96% and critical attitude 48.51%. While the experimental class 93.45% meticulous attitude increased 93.45%, curiosity 80.65%, open attitude 85.71% and critical attitude 76.49%. Thus the use of comic media is very influential on the scientific attitude of students.