Development of Comic Book to Improve Reading Skills in Arabic Learning

The need to address the limited Arabic reading materials used by students at Madrasah Aliyah al-Bairuny is what prompted this research on comic book production. Creating and evaluating comic books as a means to improve reading skills was the main objective of this project. This study was developmental research using the five-stage ADDIE model (analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation). The study used observations, que­stionnaires, and tests to collect data. Educators with expertise in materials and media evaluated the feasibility of the product, and 25 tenth-grade students provided feedback. Experts deemed the comic highly valid for Arabic learning with an 87.5% rating, while students responded very positively, giving it a score of 82.16%. This comic has also been proven to improve Arabic reading skills based on the results of n-gain score test with an average value of 77.26% or in effective category. Based on the various assessment results that have been mentioned, it can be concluded that the comic is suitable and effective teaching material to be used as a 10th grade Arabic learning book.