Effectiveness of AI-Based Digital Comics in Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Ghibah and Tabayyun in Islamic Education
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This study aims to develop and examine the effectiveness of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based digital comic as a learning medium for the topics of ghibah and tabayyun in Islamic Religious Education (IRE). The research employed a Research and Development (R&D) method using the ADDIE model, which consists of the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation stages. The study was conducted at SMP Negeri 7 Sekayu and involved 31 seventh-grade students as subjects for effectiveness testing, as well as three expert validators to assess the feasibility of the media. The validation results indicate that the AI-based digital comic falls into the “Very Valid” category, with an average percentage of 87%. In the practicality test, the media obtained an average score of 90%, categorized as “Very Practical,” across the one-to-one, small group, and large group trials. Effectiveness testing shows a significant improvement in learning outcomes, as indicated by a shift in pretest scores from predominantly low categories to predominantly good and very good categories in the posttest. The N-Gain value of 0.79 falls within the high category, indicating that the media is effective in improving students’ understanding of ghibah and tabayyun material. Overall, the AI-based digital comic is proven to be valid, practical, and effective as a learning medium for Islamic Religious Education. Future research is recommended to expand the scope of the material, test the media at different educational levels, or integrate more adaptive AI-based interactive features.
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