The Rhetorical Strategy of Antithesis in the Oral Language of the Independent Training Program on the Merdeka Curriculum on the Rumah Pendidikan Platform

Abstract

This study investigates the development, feasibility, and effectiveness of Android-based animation media for short story appreciation in Grade VIII junior high school Indonesian language learning. Conventional literary instruction frequently relies on monotonous lecture methods and text-heavy worksheets, resulting in passive student engagement and suboptimal comprehension. Employing a Research and Development (R&D) design adapted from the Borg and Gall model into three operational stages (preliminary needs analysis, prototype development, and expert validation with empirical testing), the trial was implemented using a one-group pretest-posttest design involving 60 Grade VIII students across MTs Negeri 1 Bojonegoro (n=30n=30) and MTs Negeri 5 Bojonegoro (n=30n=30). The media, developed using Plotagon Studio, Canva, iSpring Suite, and Web2APK Builder into an offline mobile application, achieved "very feasible" ratings from media experts (90.21%) and material experts (89.70%). Student appreciation scores increased from a pretest mean of 56.40 (SD = 7.21) to a posttest mean of 86.95 (SD = 6.69), yielding an average Normalized Gain (N-gain) of 0.7007 in the "moderate" category. A paired sample t-test confirmed that this improvement is statistically significant t(59)= 24.36, p<0.001 t(59)=24.36,p<0.001). These findings prove that the media serves as an effective, accessible scaffolding tool that enriches literary appreciation.