Al Ishlah Jurnal Pendidikan
Vol 17, No 1 (2025): MARCH 2025

Development of Digital Comics Containing Legends as a Media for Intangible Cultural Heritage for Generation Alpha

Prihantini Prihantini (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Ranu Sudarmansyah (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Agus Juhana (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Agus Mulyana (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Nurul Hidayah (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Mar 2025

Abstract

This research aims to develop a digital comic that raises the legend of 'Curug Awang' as an intangible cultural heritage medium for the Alpha generation. The alpha generation is the target user of research products because they are very visual tech-savvy, and familiar with smartphones and digital media. The research method applies the Multimedia Development Life Cycle (MDLC) model. The respondents consisted of two media experts, two linguists, 31 Alpha generations, and 27 teachers. Product testing showed that digital comics met the validation criteria, achieving an average score of 3.55 from media experts and 3.45 from linguists. At the user acceptance testing stage, Generation Alpha rated it at 83.46%, while teachers rated it at 84.6%. These results show that digital comic products are a valuable educational medium. Qualitative data revealed that these comics positively influenced the Alpha generation's understanding of the important values in the legend, namely perseverance and strong determination needed in the pursuit of knowledge, as well as the importance of environmental conservation. Teachers recognize the potential of digital comics to enrich the learning experience and convey meaningful moral messages to the younger generation. The results of this research not only succeeded in documenting and revitalizing the legend of Curug Awang but also contributed to the preservation of intangible culture, as well as overcoming the gap that has not been widely developed digital comics as a transformation medium to increase the awareness of the younger generation about local cultural heritage through interesting and easily accessible media.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

alishlah

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

This journal focuses on advancing scholarly research and critical discourse in the field of education. It publishes original research articles that address contemporary issues and emerging trends in curriculum development, instructional practices, learning processes, educational policy, and teacher ...