PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN LITERASI SISWA MELALUI POSTER SESSION PADA MATERI KALIMAT PERINTAH DI KELAS V UPT SDN 065012 MEDAN TUNTUNGAN TAHUN AJARAN 2024/2025

Abstract

This study aimed to improve the literacy skills of fifth-grade students at UPT SDN

065012 Medan Tuntungan in learning imperative sentences through the

implementation of the poster session strategy. The research employed a

Classroom Action Research (CAR) method conducted over two cycles, each

comprising the stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection.

The participants of the study consisted of 17 students. Data were collected

through written tests and observations of student activities and analyzed using

descriptive quantitative methods. The results of the study indicated an

improvement in students’ literacy skills following the application of the poster

session strategy. In Cycle I, the average student score was 60.58, with a classical

mastery level of 41.17%. After revisions made in Cycle II, the average score

increased to 78.23 and the classical mastery level reached 82.35%. Moreover,

observations of students’ literacy skills demonstrated an improvement. In the

aspect of writing imperative sentences, the percentage increased from 66.66% to

86.27%, while in the aspect of communicating imperative sentences, the

percentage rose from 63.23% to 81.86%. The application of the poster session

strategy proved effective in enhancing students’ literacy skills by promoting active

engagement, creativity, as well as visual and verbal communication abilities. This

strategy enabled students to compose imperative sentences contextually through

engaging visual media. Thus, the poster session can serve as an innovative

alternative instructional method for strengthening Indonesian language skills at the

elementary school level.