Pemanfaatan Storytelling Interaktif terhadap Perubahan Kepercayaan Diri Anak Usia Dini dalam Komunikasi Bahasa Inggris

Ulvia Ika Surya, Titin Faridatun Nisa', Mardiyana Faridhatul Anawaty, Dinda Rizki Tiara

Abstract


Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris pada anak usia dini memerlukan kegiatan yang memberikan kesempatan untuk mengenal bahasa sekaligus membangun keberanian dalam komunikasi sederhana. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis perubahan kepercayaan diri anak usia dini dalam komunikasi bahasa Inggris setelah mengikuti storytelling interaktif. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan rancangan pra-eksperimen one-group pretest-posttest. Subjek penelitian terdiri atas 30 anak kelompok B yang mengikuti storytelling interaktif selama tujuh pertemuan, masing-masing berdurasi 30 menit. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan lembar observasi yang mencakup enam indikator perilaku kepercayaan diri dalam komunikasi bahasa Inggris, kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif dan menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed Ranks. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata skor meningkat dari 9,03 pada pretest menjadi 12,17 pada posttest, dengan rata-rata perubahan sebesar 3,13 poin. Median skor meningkat dari 9 menjadi 12,5. Sebanyak 28 anak (93,33%) mengalami peningkatan skor, sedangkan dua anak (6,67%) tidak mengalami perubahan dan tidak terdapat anak yang mengalami penurunan. Uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan perbedaan yang signifikan antara skor pretest dan posttest (Z = −4,657; p < 0,001), dengan ukuran efek sebesar 0,880 yang tergolong besar. Temuan ini menunjukkan adanya peningkatan skor kepercayaan diri setelah anak mengikuti storytelling interaktif dan memberikan dukungan empiris bagi pemanfaatannya sebagai kegiatan pengenalan bahasa Inggris yang menyediakan kesempatan komunikasi secara bertahap dan kontekstual. Namun, karena penelitian tidak melibatkan kelompok kontrol, perubahan tersebut belum dapat diatribusikan secara eksklusif kepada storytelling interaktif.

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Early Childhood; Self-confidence; English Communication; Interactive Storytelling

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