Development of Digital Comic Learning Media on Multiplication of Two Numbers to Facilitate Numeracy Skills of Year 3 Primary School Students

Authors

  • Rofiatin Ni’mah Universitas PGRI Semarang Author
  • Bagus Ardi Saputro Universitas PGRI Semarang Author
  • Intan Rahmawati Universitas PGRI Semarang Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17509/j-mer.v7i1.937

Keywords:

Learning Comics, Multiplication, Numeracy

Abstract

The background for this research was that students found multiplication difficult to calculate, and monotonous learning made them less enthusiastic and less comfortable participating in learning. The objectives of this study were to determine the development, validity, and practicality of digital comic learning media for teaching multiplication to third-grade elementary school students. This study used a research and development (R&D) approach with the ADDIE model. The population and sample in this study were third-grade students. The data analysis techniques used in this study were qualitative and quantitative analyses. The results of the study indicate that the digital comic learning media is valid. The validation results provided by media experts were categorized as highly suitable. The validation results from subject matter experts also fell into the highly suitable category. The digital comic learning media received positive feedback from teachers and students, as evidenced by teachers' responses, which showed a high percentage meeting the criteria for being highly suitable and practical. Therefore, the media is deemed valid and practical for classroom use.

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2026-05-31

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Ni’mah, R., Saputro, B. A., & Rahmawati, I. (2026). Development of Digital Comic Learning Media on Multiplication of Two Numbers to Facilitate Numeracy Skills of Year 3 Primary School Students. Journal on Mathematics Education Research (J-MER), 7(1), 16-40. https://doi.org/10.17509/j-mer.v7i1.937