International Journal of Elementary School Teacher (IJEST)
Vol 6, No 1 (2026): April

The Influence of Pop-Up Books on the Reading Literacy of Grade III Students at SDN 241 Inpres Perumnas Tumalia Maros

Nurul Adinda (Makassar State University)
Nurhaedah Nurhaedah (Makassar State University)
Muhammad Nur Abdullah (Makassar State University)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study is a quantitative study with an experimental research design that aims to describe the use of pop-up books in learning, describe students' reading literacy before and after the use of pop-up books, and whether there is an effect of the use of pop-up books on students' reading literacy. The population in this study was the student of SDN 241 Inpres Perumnas Tumalia Maros. The sample selection was carried out using purposive sampling with class IIIA as the experimental group and class IIIB as the control group, with a total of 39 students. The data collection techniques in this study were tests, observation, and documentation. Data were collected from pretest and posttest administration and then analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using the Independent sample T-Test. The results of the study show that: The learning process using pop-up books as media can increase learning activities for both teachers and students. Before the treatment was given, the reading literacy of students in the experimental class was still relatively low compared to the control class. After the implementation of learning using pop-up books as media, the reading literacy skills of students in the experimental class showed a better improvement than the control class. The hypothesis test results showed a significant difference between the class that used pop-up books and the class that did not. Thus, pop-up books have been proven to be effective and can be used as an alternative learning medium for elementary school students' reading literacy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJEST

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

International Journal of Elementary School Teacher (IJEST) is an international refereed journal in education. it publishes articles that explore the application of education of elementary school teaching and the everyday experience of education. Its scope is international in that it welcomes ...