The Communicative Media to Introduce Vegetables and Fruits to School-Age Children Umi Solikhah (1*), Frizka Rizqy Amalia (2)
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Jl. Letjend Soepardjo Roestam, Sokaraja, Purwokerto, Indonesia, Email: umisolikhah[at]ump.ac.id (corresponding author)
2 Student, Department of Nursing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Consuming vegetables and fruits is very important to consume since the age of children, because at that age is a golden period for growth and development for kids. Based on these problems, we need an innovation or something interesting so that children can find out the importance of vegetable and fruit consumption, one of which is a Pop-Up based vegetable and fruit book which is a medium that is quite popular because it is supported by visualization 3D.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out the development of Pop-Up Book as communicative media an effort to introduce the importance of vegetable and fruit consumption in school-age children in Elementary School.
Methods: This type of research is research and development (R & D). Product feasibility trials were carried out on 3 and 5 grade 3 students at Elementary School with limited trials. The research data was obtained by the method of expert validation, observation, and documentation.
Results: The validation results from material experts show the media in the category of very good with an average score of 4.7, media experts show the media in the good category with an average score of 4.2 and the teachers response indicates that the media is deep very good category with an average score of 4.5. All children love the media used and are familiar with vegetables and fruit.
Conclusion: Communicative media can motivate school-age children to love vegetables and fruit.
Keywords: media, fruit and vegetable, effort consumption
