Three students of PGRI Yogyakarta University (UPY) succeeded in developing mathematics learning in Temugiring Village Village using Javanese Mathematics Comic media. The media is used to remind the interests and learning achievements of mathematics children aged elementary school assisted by Temugiring Village. The three students, namely Kharisma Safitri Indahsari, Sudrajat, and Muhamad Devi Setya Ramadhan. The three are students from the UPY Mathematics Education Study Program.
Temugiring Village Village is located in Kedung Ranti Hamlet RT 03/06, Nglipar Village, Nglipar District, Gunung Kidul Regency, DIY Province. Kampung Read Temugiring is a place of learning and reading for children in Temugiring Village, Kedung Ranti Hamlet, Nglipar Village. The reading village was established on February 7, 2018. The learning and reading activities in the reading village were held every Saturday. However, learning activities in Kampung Read Temugiring do not have variations or learning methods such as using comics. In fact, comics can facilitate the learning process and can increase memory. Especially for children will be more interested and enthusiastic in learning by using picture comics.
The beginning of the development of mathematics learning media was based because one of UPY students, namely Kharisma Safitri when seeing learning in Kampung Reading Temugiring was less than optimal, especially in the field of mathematical studies. That is because the interest in learning, especially the mathematics of the children of Kampung Temugiring, is lacking and the absence of learning media that can attract interest or enthusiasm in learning and motivation to learn the mathematics of Temugiring village children. So that it also has an impact on the learning achievement of Mathematics Children of Kampung Reading Temugiring Low. This is evidenced by the mathematical values of the children of Kampung Reading Temugiring at school.
According to the children in the village reading Temugiring, they consider the books they have used very boring and does not make them motivated to learn because of many writings. They prefer pictures and stories. In addition, what makes them feel lazy to read the books that exist because the language contained in these books is in Indonesian. While they because daily wearing local languages make them more comfortable and fluent in using their local language, namely Javanese. Starting from this experience, the three UPY students namely Kharisma Safitri, Sudrajat and Muhamad Devi tried to overcome the problem by creating Javanese -speaking mathematical comic media. This media is to increase the interest and learning achievement of Mathematics Children in Kampung Temugiring.
To maintain the sustainability of the program, the three UPY students namely Kharisma Safitri et al also conduct training using Corel Draw, Photoshop, and make comics for the management of Temugiring Village. Thus, the management of Temugiring Village Village can make and develop other comics as a learning medium for Temugiring Village Children.
Under the guidance of UPY Mathematics Education Lecturers, Kintoko, M.Pd, learning with Steel Commins has been carried out in Kampung Reading Temugiring. Learning using steel komat is carried out 2 times a week with material according to the story in the comic. Every time a meeting one subject. After that, if finished using comics, children will be immediately given practice questions that are directly done on the blackboard to practice the confidence of the children of Kampung Reading Temugiring.
The characteristic of this comic media is the language used in comics to help children who are more comfortable using Javanese in learning. It is hoped that the media can help the management of Temugiring Village in developing the learning media of Temugiring Village Children.
Also read: http://upy.ac.id/berita/kelamaga-besar-epy-awali- day-work-first-with-sywhalan
