The Development of Animated Video Media Aims to Enhance Buddhist Religious Education and Strengthen the Character of Students at the Bodhicitta Buddhist School

Eko Wahyudi (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Abdul Hasan Saragih (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Samsidar Tanjung (Universitas Negeri Medan)

Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR)
Vol. 4 No. 6 (2025): June 2025

This study aims to develop animated video media used in Buddhist Religious Education to strengthen the character of Class VIII students at Bodhicitta Buddha School. This study uses the Research and Development (R&D) method with the ADDIE model. The subjects of the study included content experts, instructional design experts, media experts, and students. The results of the study showed that the animated video media developed was very feasible to be used in learning. This is evidenced by the average validation value of material experts of 90.47%, instructional design experts of 90%, and media experts of 88.80%. The application of animated video media has proven effective in supporting the development of religious, honest, disciplined, hard-working, and responsible characters of students. This is indicated by the results of the calculation of pre-test and post-test values ​​using the N-Gain Score which produced a value of 0.384 with a moderate category.