CHARACTER-BASED REFLECTIVE PICTURE STORYBOOK: IMPROVING STUDENT’SSOCIAL SELF-CONCEPT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

This study aims: (1) to produce a character-based reflective picture storybook which is feasible to improve social self-concept and (2) to reveal the effectiveness of the media in improving the social self-concept. This study adopted R&D design by Borg & Gall. The subjects were the fifth-graders in Bantul District. The data collection techniques were interview questionnaire, self-report, scale, and observation. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, manova, and t-test. The results of the study show that: (1) the media has passedthe criteria of feasibility based on expert validation result, teacher’s and student’s response scale (very good); (2) the media is effective to improve social self-concept based on t-test result with significance level <0,05, that is 0.000. Through a reflective picture storybook, elementary students can internalize the values of characters in a more fun way, and obtain insights into how to interact with others.