Edutainment Approach Research Articles

Andragogy and Edutainment Approach: A Cross-Generational Solution for Improved Worship Practices

This research is a Participatory Action Research (PAR) that aims to improve the understanding and practice of ibadah in the Kampung Batu Dalam, Solok district community. Research is carried out through several cycles of planning, action, observation, and reflection. In Cycle 1, diagnosis of problems is carried out through initial observation, identification of problems, analysis of root problems, and consultation with stakeholders. The lecture and learning methods were chosen as the initial action. Cycle 2 focuses on religious learning activities such as worship, sanctification, and sacrament and is taught to the community and children. The methods used include routine learning, competition, and active involvement of the community and children. Evaluations at Cycle 3 show success in raising children's spirits, but the main challenge is the difficulty of reaching older people who are still tied to the old tradition. The main findings of this study were the importance of combining an andragogic approach for the elderly and innovative game-based learning methods for children. Combining these two approaches is a creative and replicable solution to address similar problems in other societies with different characteristics.

The Edutainment Approach in Teaching Arabic Language

The Edutainment Approach in Teaching Arabic Language

Qualitative evaluation of an edutainment intervention to prevent age-disparate transactional sex in Tanzania: Changes in educational aspirations and gender equitable attitudes towards work.

Age-disparate transactional sex is a major contributor to the disproportionate rates of HIV experienced by adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa, and a key driver of unintended adolescent pregnancy. This paper comprises one element of the impact evaluation of the Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation and Abuse (LINEA) radio drama intervention to prevent age-disparate transactional sex. It provides new insights into the radio drama's influence on distal drivers of age-disparate transactional sex identified in formative research: girls' own educational aspirations, and gendered attitudes towards work. The intervention, which targeted adolescent girls and their caregivers in the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania, uses an edutainment approach to prevent transactional sex between girls aged 12-16 years and men at least 5-10 years older. We distributed the 39-episode radio drama on USB flash drives to 331 households and conducted longitudinal in-depth interviews with 59 participants. We conducted a thematic analysis of endline (December 2021) transcripts from 23 girls, 18 women caregivers, and 18 men caregivers of girls (n = 59), and midline (November 2021) transcripts from a sub-sample of these participants: 16 girls, 16 women and 13 men (n = 45). Findings suggest the radio drama created an enabling environment for preventing age-disparate transactional sex by increasing girls' motivation to focus on their studies and remain in school. There was also strong evidence of increased gender-equitable attitudes about work among girls and women and men caregivers. These supported women joining the workforce in positions traditionally reserved for men and challenging the male provider role. Our findings suggest that the LINEA radio drama can supplement interventions that address structural drivers of age-disparate transactional sex. The radio drama may also have impacts beyond preventing age-disparate transactional sex, such as reducing girls' HIV morbidity and mortality, and challenging attitudes that promote sexual and gender-based violence to foster more gender-equitable communities across Tanzania.

The Usefulness of Dramatics for Teaching Cutaneous Tuberculosis: An Edutainment Approach for Postgraduate Medical Students.

About 1.5% of tuberculosis manifestations is cutaneous and accounts for 0.1-0.9% of total OPD patients in India. Forty first-year postgraduate medical students were taught cutaneous TB though conventional PPT, 'Carousel Role Play' and 'Theatre of the Oppressed' technique. The statistically significant effectiveness of theatrical workshops was noted.

INVOLVEMENT OF CELEBRITIES IN YOUTH PROGRAMS: A CASE STUDY OF THE ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION APPROACH AT THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Indonesian youth can potentially be agents of change but also as a development problem. This article looks at the potential youth have to overcome the problems young people face. The Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia has a communication strategy. Development of communication is carried out by implementing an entertainment-education (EE) approach to youth empowerment. Entertainment education in youth development by the Ministry of Youth through a popular culture approach invites celebrities. The method used is directly observing youth programs and activities from a literature study. Entertainment Education, or the edutainment approach, combines participatory communication strategies and the diffusion communication model. The results of the EE approach involving celebrities gain broader and greater access to information and youth involvement. EE, as a model of social and behavioral change, has been proven to turn young people into agents of change.

Implementing eLearning As Edutainment in Malaysian Higher Education: Challenges and Solution for Educators

Edutainment is how the teaching and learning are done in a fun and relaxed environment through strategies such as storytelling, simulations, or games. It was realized that e-learning as an edutainment approach is relatively new in Malaysia’s educational system. Hence, this study intends to investigate the challenges and solutions to the implementation of e-learning as an edutainment approach among educators of higher educational level. The study also analyzes the association between the educators’ demographic data with their perceived challenges towards the implementation of e-learning as edutainment approach. A quantitative study was conducted by a set of questionnaires to be distributed to the educators. A sample size of 170 educators from 5 colleges in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were chosen through a random sampling technique. Study found that the perceived challenges (M=4.32) and the perceived solutions to overcome the challenges towards the implementation of e-learning as edutainment (M=4.15) are both at high level. Through Chi Square test, it was discovered that the educators’ gender, age, and teaching experience are significantly associated with the perceived challenges in the implementation of e-learning as edutainment approach. In conclusion, e-learning through edutainment approach can be effective as the teaching and learning strategy if the educators know how to overcome its challenges. This study has implications on educators by giving them various solutions to overcome the challenges associated with the implementation of e-learning as an edutainment approach.

Utilizing Television Clips for Graduate Medical Education Anti-racist Curricula: An Acceptability Study.

Introduction Racism is a pervasive social problem that influences medicine, highlighting the need for interventions. One promising educational technique, referred to as edutainment, utilizes clips from television shows as an instructive strategy. The objective of this study was to examine the acceptability of edutainment around anti-racist curricula for residents. Methods We conducted a survey of underrepresented in medicine (URM) medical faculty to inform content for subsequent focus groups with medicine, psychiatry, and pediatrics residents. For the survey, URM faculty were randomly assigned to view four of eight clips and responded to close- and open-ended items. Focus group participants viewed selected clips and provided feedback. All study procedures occurred in 2020-2021. We calculated descriptive statistics for close-ended survey items and employed thematic analysis for open-ended items and focus group transcripts. Results Twelve URM faculty completed the survey. Feedback was uniformly positiveso we included all eight clips in the resident focus groups. For each of the three participating specialties, we conducted two focus groups (2-11 participants each, total n=25) with participants viewing four of the eight clips. Analysis of focus group transcripts found that participants were receptive to the edutainment approach. Feedback as to the realism and acceptability of certain clips differed by specialty. Triangulation of survey and focus group results found differences in the acceptability of specific clips between residents and faculty. Conclusion Edutainment with medical television shows may be a promising avenue for anti-racist curricular content for residents. The educational methods described here are being incorporated into a multi-pronged, hospital system wide graduate medical education anti-racist curriculum.

Karakter Serial Animasi Astronomi Berbasis Edutainment Untuk Siswa Sekolah Dasar

Astronomy is one of the derivative subjects of science. The progress of astronomy and other sciences is closely related to the progress of a nation's science and technology. However, there are limitations such as the lack of learning facilities that support astronomy learning in schools. In addition, because the subject has many theories and terms, science is a subject that is difficult for students to like or master. Therefore, the animation medium was chosen to introduce astronomy material. To support animation design, it is necessary to design characters as a way of conveying astronomical information. Character design has an important role in conveying storylines and messages to the target audience. This design uses two research methods, namely qualitative and quantitative methods. For qualitative methods, competitor and comparator analysis, in-depth interviews, photo studies, and literature studies are used. As for the quantitative method, a research strategy was used in the form of distributing questionnaires to the target audience of elementary school students. The media output that will be designed is astronomy educational animation with an edutainment approach. The concept of the characters designed is social diversity in accordance with the motto of the Indonesian nation, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika.
 Keyword - Animation, Education, Astronomy, Character Design, Elementary School

Optimalisasi Metode Edutainment Dalam Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Siswa

Learning by applying the edutainment approach is an educational reform in which students are encouraged to learn actively and teachers encourage students to have experiences and conduct experiments that allow students to discover principles for themselvesThis research focuses on 1) How is the optimization of the edutainment method in increasing the learning interest of grade I elementary school students at Madrasah Salafiyah Putri, Pasuruan City? 2) What are the supporting and inhibiting factors for optimizing the edutainment method in increasing students' interest in learning at Madrasah Salafiyah Putri, Pasuruan City?This study uses a qualitative research approach. While the type of research used by researchers is descriptive. The primary data sources in this study were teachers and students of the Madrasah Salafiyah Putri Pasuruan. Data collection techniques are direct observation, structured interviews and documentation. Data analysis using data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. Checking the wetness of the data using triangulation. Optimization of the edutainment method in increasing the learning interest of elementary students at Madrasah Salafiyah Putri, Pasuruan City is a) Application of the learning method, namely active learning, b) Use of appropriate learning media.Supporting factors for optimizing the edutainment method in increasing student learning interest at Madrasah Salafiyah Putri, Pasuruan City are a) The quality of teaching staff, b) High student learning motivation. While the inhibiting factors are a) the level of students' abilities is different b) the facilities and infrastructure are inadequate.

Reverse Thinking for Forward Learning: The Online Reverse Video Challenge as a Conceptual Alternative to Simulated Work-integrated Learning

The novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-10) which was declared a pandemic in March 2020 has disrupted learning programmes that rely extensively on work-integrated learning (WIL). This article reflects on the use of the 2016 online reverse video challenge as a remote learning alternative to WIL in the technical theatre stream of the Diploma in Performing Arts at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). A reversed intention practice-based assessment (or reverse video assessment) project was designed for the students to approximate the skills required for theatre technicians. This article is a conceptual exploration of the reverse video assessment design that involved exploring trends in reverse footage on online platforms and the professional practice of renowned South African artist and theatre maker, William Kentridge. The needs of contemporary South African students to be “tech-savvy” while faced with limited resources, was aligned with the requirements of the embedded simulated WIL curriculum. The reverse video assessment adopted a design research approach through the lens of play theory to conceptualise the edutainment approach to learning to relieve student anxiety during the pandemic. The assessment focused on three stages of development, namely, abstract thinking, three-dimensional object manipulation, and sequential organisation, which collectively result in a pragmatic creative process. The article will contribute to the remote learning body of knowledge which has come under greater focus during the pandemic. The ongoing pandemic necessitates a remote learning alternative to WIL to ensure continued learning without risking the health of students. The flexible nature of the reverse video assessment allows for the application thereof to different fields and levels of study

Edutainment Methods in the Learning Process: Quickly, Fun and Satisfying

The spirit of edutainment learning is in the learning process that is fun, comfortable, and amazing and is in how the interaction between teachers and students is established with close, friendly, and harmonious communication like friends. That way students do not feel restricted, afraid and can interact freely and happily. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the edutainment approach to learning. The research location is at the Tourism Middle School Academy in Makassar, Indonesia with a sample size of 31 students. The research process through Classroom Action Research (CAR) was carried out for one semester. The results of the evaluation show that through the edutainment approach, students prefer to learn more, and student achievement in learning has increased as seen from the percentage of success achieved reaching 57 percent, previously only 23 percent for learning to write and learning to read, the percentage of success was up to 62 percent previously 25 percent. The Edutainment approach is a variation in learning strategies that convey subject matter by combining question and answer methods with fun and creativity. The assessment of students must be more flexible, there must be variations in the assessment, for example, with written evaluations, singing and speaking.

Edutainment as A Strategy of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Literatur Review

BACKGROUND: Child sexual abuse is the most serious public health problem in all cultures and societies that will have an impact in the future on a lost generation. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates that around 120 million girls under 20 y.o. have been sexually abused. AIM: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of preventing sexual abuse in children by using an edutainment approach. METHODS: This study used an online journal database that provided free articles and journals in PDF such as Proquest, Google Scholar, Pubmed, Elsevier, and Scinapse. Literature was collected from the past 10 years, 2010–2020, using the following keywords: Edutainment, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, and Child Sexual Abuse Education Program. RESULTS: This study examining the effectiveness of edutainment in preventing child sexual abuse showed that edutainment in preventing child sexual abuse through children's play had succeeded in increasing awareness about sexual abuse in children and parents, as well as improving children's self-protection skills to recognize potential situations of abuse and resist inappropriate touch requests. CONCLUSIONS: Intervention model with edutainment approach effective for the prevention of child sexual abuse

Communication Education of Learning Media Analysis Using Science Edutainment Approach

The rapid advancement of ICT offers various conveniences in learning, allowing a shift in learning orientation from outside-guided to self-guided and from knowledge-as-possession to knowledge-asconstruction. To support learning in the classroom, supporting facilities and infrastructure are needed in the form of tools or media. In the world of education, the terms tools or communication media are often used interchangeably or as a substitute for the term educational media learning. The method used to achieve the goal is through development research directed at developing environmental-themed social studies learning media for Bandung City Junior High School (SMP) students, in the form of ICT-based puzzles, crosswords and squarewords. The subjects were 30 junior high school students aged 13-15 years which were divided into experimental and control groups. The results of this study are important as a new study in finding the development of learning media with a science-edutainment approach.
 Keywords: Media Learning, Thematic, Environment, Science-Edutainment

Pembelajaran Al-Quran Berbasis Edutainment

This study aims to develop learning media in the form of Tahfizh cards in the learning process of memorizing Al-Quran with an edutainment approach. Tahfizh card is a learning medium in the form of cards that discusses learning to memorize the Qur'an, especially the short letters listed in juz 30 in a fun way that is suitable for children. The method used in this research is a research and development method using the Hanafin and Peck models. The techniques used in data collection were observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The results of this study indicate that the Tahfizh Card game learning media obtained value through the validation of media experts and theorists with the "very good" category of 96%. The edutainment approach in the process of learning the Qur'an and memorizing the Qur'an is very helpful for students, where it is a fun element that makes them not overwhelmed in the memorization process.
 

Communicating Awareness About COVID-19 Through Songs: An Example From Ghana.

Research has shown that music can be used to educate or disseminate information about public health crises. Grounded in the edutainment approach, we explored how songs are being used to create awareness about COVID-19 in Ghana, a sub-Saharan African country. YouTube was searched, and 28 songs met the study inclusion criteria. We conducted a thematic analysis of the song lyrics. Most lyrics were in English, Ghanaian Pidgin English, Akan, Ga, or Dagbani. Reflecting the multilingual population of Ghana, half of the songs contained three languages to convey their message, and only five songs were in one language. Eight themes emerged from the analysis: public health guidelines, COVID-19 is real and not a hoax, COVID-19 is infectious, prayer as method to stop the virus, emotional reaction and disruption of “everyday” activities; verbally expelling the virus, call for unity and collective efforts, and inspiring hope. We show that songs have the potential as a method for rapidly sharing information about emerging public health crises. Even though, it is beyond the scope of this study to draw conclusions about the reception and impact of songs on awareness and knowledge, the study shows that examining song lyrics can still be useful in understanding local attitudes toward COVID-19, as well as strategies for promoting preventive behaviors. We note that additional multidimensional efforts are needed to increase awareness among the general public about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enhancing college students well-being: The psycho-spiritual well-being intervention

ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a fourteen-module video-recorded well-being intervention that incorporates relevant videos of Indian spiritual leaders and motivational speakers and adopts an edutainment approach. Its efficacy was examined through a web-based (n = 42), and two classroom-based-studies (n = 308; n = 112) in a sample of Indian undergraduate students. These studies assessed pre-post differences in positive (general well-being, mental well-being, thriving, peace of mind, harmony in life, resilience, and sat-chit-ananda) and negative indicators of well-being (depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms). A significant improvement was noted in four well-being indicators in all the three studies, namely mental well-being (d = 0.46–0.53), general well-being (d = 0.39–0.41), thriving (d = 0.33–0.41), and peace of mind (d = 0.37–0.47). The participants’ evaluation of the intervention was also analyzed. Overall, the results appear promising and may stimulate further investigations.

Environmental care behavior through e-jas model with science edutainment approach

The purpose of this study was to find out (1) The effectiveness of the E-JAS model with the science edutainment approach to improving environmental care behavior (2) Effectiveness of the E-JAS model with the science edutainment approach to increasing responsibility behavior (3) Citizen response to the E-model JAS with a science edutainment approach. The method used in this study is the pre-experimental design method. Sampling in this study using purposive sampling. The results showed that the E-JAS model with a science edutainment approach could improve environmental care behavior by 73% with a high category, can increase responsibility behavior by 65% with the medium category, and citizen responses to the E-JAS model with the science edutainment approach in the category well.

The efficiency of using the technology of “edutainment” in teaching foreign languages

Modern tendencies to general digitalization in all spheres of life in our society create objective preconditions to pay teachers’attention to the new approach, constructing the educational process which has arisen recently - edutainment (from Eng. “education” and “entertainment”). The peculiarity of edutainment technology is in introduction modern forms of entertainment in the system of traditional lectures, lessons, classes, seminars and master classes, as without television programs, desktop, computer and video games, movies, music, websites, multimedia programs it is difficult to imagine the daily reality of any student. The rapidly developing innovative developments in the field of technology within last ten years gave teachers and students the opportunity to widely use all kinds ofmultimedia resources for the most effective learning of a foreign language, providing immersion in the "real" language environment. Edutainment offers resources that can be used in almost any field of teaching, and in learning a foreign language, probably even more efficiently than anywhere else. In addition to the obvious advantages of using the technology of edutainment, this article examines the effectiveness of using this kind of multimedia forstudents’ professional language skills development in comparison with traditional methods. The results of the experimental part confirmed the feasibility of using interactive resources as components of edutainment, combining them with proven classical, academic approaches to teaching foreign languages, as well as a number of shortcomings that were identified, on the basis of which warnings were formulated regarding the use of the edutainment approach to higher education in general and foreign language teaching in particular.

EXAMINATION OF THE ATTITUDES OF THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TOWARDS THE EDUTAINMENT APPROACH

The aim of this study is to determine School of Physical Education and Sports students’ attitudes background about edutainment approach. A total of 338 students participated in the study; 118 female and 220 male. The study used Attitude Towards Edutainment Scale for data collection purposes. The data obtained were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Explanatory Factor Analysis, Correlation Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis by using SPSS 18 software. According to the findings the relationship among attitude factors regarding edutainment, correlations among factors range between ,51 and ,63. The lowest correlation value (0.51) was calculated for “perceived learning effect” and “drama” and “practice” factor while the highest correlation (0.63) for “expression and material and drama and practice” factors. Pearson correlation coefficients imply a medium level correlation among all factors. According to standardized beta (β) values in regression model, which shows the correlation among variables, “perceived learning effect” factor has the strongest effect on all recommendation and satisfaction-which are the dependent variables. In conclusion, the study found a meaningful relationship between edutainment approach and “recommendation” and edutainment approach and “satisfaction” It was also found that “satisfaction” has a strong effect on recommendation variable.

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA MATERI BANGUN RUANG SISI DATAR DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN EDUTAINMENT SISWA KELAS VIII-3 SMP NEGERI 254 JAKARTA

This classroom action research aims to improve students' mathematics learning outcomes on the building materials of flat sides through learning based on the Edutainment approach. This research was conducted in SMP Negeri 254 Jakarta . The subjects of the study were students of class VIII-3 SMP Negeri 254 Jakarta, which consisted of 36 students, consisting of 20 male students and 16 female students. The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research (PTK) with Kurt Lewin model through four stages of planning, implementation, observation and reflection consisting of three cycles. Based on the results of research that has been done can be concluded that the average value of student learning outcomes before action is 59.33 with the percentage of KKM achievement of 22.22%. The average of students' mathematics learning outcomes in cycle I was 70.22 with the percentage of KKM achievement of 69.44%. The average ability of student learning outcomes in cycle II amounted to 75.81 with a percentage of KKM achievement of 75%. The average ability of student learning outcomes in the third cycle of 81.61 with the percentage of achievement of KKM of 89.89%. Thus it can be concluded that learning based on Edutainment approach can improve student learning outcomes of grade VIII-3 SMP Negeri 254 Jakarta.