Reka Edu SmartBox: A Smart and Practical Tool for Instilling Multicultural Values in Grade 5 Elementary School Classrooms

Abstract

This study aims to examine the feasibility of the Smartbox learning media in terms of practicality and effectiveness. The implementation of the media focuses on Civic Education (PKn) learning in fifth-grade elementary school, with the specification of cultural diversity material referring to multicultural values. This study employed the Research and Development (R&D) method using the ADDIE model, which was selected to implement the product development procedure by presenting descriptive quantitative data and narrative qualitative data. The research subjects involved several experts, including two practitioners and two expert lecturers who acted as evaluators of the media design and material concept design. Data collection methods used questionnaire techniques distributed to several experts, and the assessment results were then recapitulated based on predetermined criteria. Meanwhile, qualitative data were obtained through classroom observations to identify students’ responses to the media implementation. In addition, interview data from teachers were collected to determine the initial learning problems. Various activity documentations supported the research implementation, particularly regarding students’ interactions with the developed product. The results showed that the media received a very good assessment from expert lecturers in the media design aspect with an achievement score of 87.5%, while the assessment from practitioners reached 83.3%. In the material content aspect, expert lecturers gave a score of 79.16%, while practitioners provided an assessment score of 77.08%. Both assessments were categorized as good criteria, indicating that the Smartbox learning media is feasible to be used in Civic Education learning in elementary schools.