The Utilization of Digital Flipbooks to Improve Early Childhood Receptive Language Skills

This study aims to develop and utilize digital flipbook media to improve the receptive language skills of early childhood education students at Aisyiyah Early Childhood Education Centers throughout Jember Regency. The research method used is Research and Development (R&D) with the 4D model (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate). The research subjects consisted of 62 early childhood education teachers and 5 children as a small-scale trial. Data collection techniques included questionnaires, observations, and tests with quantitative and qualitative descriptive analysis. The results of the needs analysis showed that 85.5% of Aisyiyah PAUD teachers had never used digital flipbooks in learning, while 50% of teachers only occasionally used Android devices based on digital media, and 43.5% of teachers often used video media downloaded from YouTube. The validation results show that the digital flipbook media was deemed highly valid by subject matter and media experts with an average score of 90%, practical for use by teachers with a practicality rating of 88%, and effective in improving children's receptive language skills with a 32% increase in pretest-posttest scores. The digital flipbook media was developed using Canva Pro with audiovisual features, animations, and attractive illustrations in accordance with the characteristics of early childhood. These findings confirm that the use of digital flipbooks can increase children's participation, motivation, and understanding of instructions, as well as serve as an alternative innovative digital-based learning media at the early childhood education level.

digital flipbook, digital learning media, early childhood, receptive language.

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