EFEKTIVITAS PENYULUHAN GIZI MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA PGS CARDS DIBANDINGKAN LEAFLET TERHADAP PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN PEDOMAN GIZI SEIMBANG PADA SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR

Abstract

Media and method to deliver nutrition education are one of problems which need to be interved. Interesting and innovative media is needed, as sample PGS cards and leaflet.Elementary students are easy target to motivated and increase their competence who are suitable with this research. This research aim to determine effectiveness of nutrition education using PGS Cards as media compared with leaflet towards knowledge enhancement on PGS of elementary students. This is a quasi-experimental research using pre post with control group design. Research was held on August until September 2016. Students on fourth grade in SDN Demak Ijo (PGS Cards group) and SDN Balecatur (Leaflet group) were selected by purposive sampling. Independent variable is media PGS Cards and leaflet in nutrition education. Dependent variable is student’s knowledge about PGS. Instrument is valid (r count >0.3) and reliable (ri =0.884). Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov Smirnov test, Independent samples test and paired sample t-test. Result shows that pre-test both are not significantly different (p=0.988), which shows initial condition between two groups. Posttest shows there are significant different knowledge enhancement between two group (p=0.003). There is significant different student’s knowledge both in PGS Card group and leaflet group (p=0.000). It is conclude that there is effectiveness difference between PGS Cards and leaflet as media toward knowledge enhancement about PGS on elementary school students. Keywords: Media, Knowledge, PGS Cards, leafle