Journal of General Education and Humanities
Vol. 5 No. 5 (2026): October

Development of Contextual-Based Landscape Puzzle Media to Improve Conceptual Understanding and Environmental Awareness among Third-Grade Elementary School Students

Indri Yani (Universitas Pakuan)
Lina Marlina (SDN Duta Pakuan)
Destiyanti Putri (Universitas Pakuan)
Asya Aulia Surya (Universitas Pakuan)
Auliya Syaripah (Universitas Pakuan)
Elsa Alfiatunnisa (Universitas Pakuan)
Fitri Nur Ramdaniyah (Universitas Pakuan)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Sep 2026

Abstract

This study developed contextual-based landscape puzzle media to support landscape learning among third-grade elementary school students. The study responds to the limited availability of instructional media that connects landscape concepts with students’ real-life environmental contexts while also addressing environmental awareness. The research employed a research and development design using the ADDIE model. A limited trial involved 10 students, and a field trial involved 28 third-grade students at SDN Duta Pakuan, Bogor, Indonesia, during the 2025/2026 academic year. The instruments included expert validation sheets, a conceptual understanding test, an environmental awareness questionnaire, a student response questionnaire, and an observation sheet. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, paired-sample t-test, N-Gain analysis, and Cronbach’s Alpha reliability testing. The media obtained an average expert validation score of 92%, categorized as strongly valid, and a practicality score of 89%, categorized as strongly practical based on student responses. Students’ conceptual understanding increased from a pretest mean score of 59.50 to a posttest mean score of 85.50, with an N-Gain score of 0.64 in the moderate category. Environmental awareness increased from a pre-intervention mean score of 3.29 to a post-intervention mean score of 4.42. The findings indicate that the media contributed to improved conceptual understanding in the study context and supported students’ environmental awareness, although the results should be interpreted cautiously because the study did not use a control group.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gehu

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Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

The Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) is a peer-reviewed scholarly online journal. The GEHU is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The GEHU is a non-profit journal whose publication is free of charge. The articles should be original, unpublished, and not ...