Aku Senang Membaca: An Application for Interactive-Multimedia-Aided Social-Cognitive Model for Early Reading Learning Indah Nurmahanani, Munir, Yeti Mulyati, Andoyo Sastromiharjo
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract. The gap in quality and quantity of learning process and resources available for Indonesian students has resulted in their poor reading skills[6]. The authors developed an Interactive-Multimedia-Aided Social-Cognitive Model (IMAS Model) for Early Reading Learning to improve students’ early reading skills in Indonesia. IMAS Model is based on social-cognitive learning theory, in which learning occurs through interactions between personal, behavioral, and environmental factors [14] in four steps: attention, retention, production, and motivation [13]. IMAS model combined the factors and steps of learning to produce principles for early reading learning, which were integrated in and delivered through an interactive multimedia. This paper discusses the development of an interactive multimedia for implementing IMAS model in early reading learning. The study employed design-based research approach and was conducted at two primary schools in Bandung with 112 first graders as respondents. The output of this study was Aku Senang Membaca, a computer application to implement IMAS model for early reading learning. The results of this study show that social cognitive learning model can be effectively integrated into and implemented using interactive multimedia. It means that the same model can be used for other subjects, with interactive multimedia developed specifically with materials in those subjects.
Keywords: Interactive Multimedia, Early Reading, Social-Cognitive Learning