THE EFFECT OF BUSY BOOK MEDIA ON FIRST GRADE STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO BRUSH THEIR TEETH (Study Maryam Islamic Elementary School Surabaya)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Knowledge is the result of understanding something after applying sensing to a
particular object. Knowledge of how to brush teeth is the result of a person's understanding of how
to brush teeth after applying sensing to a particular object. Oral health will affect the child's future.
The results of initial data collection related to knowledge of how to brush teeth Maryam Islamic
Elementary School show that 60% of students have insufficient knowledge about how to brush their
teeth. In order to overcome this, it is necessary to apply promotive efforts, one of which is by
implementing guidance utilizing busy book media. This study aims to determine the effect of busy
book media on knowledge of how to brush teeth in first grade students of Maryam Islamic
Elementary School Surabaya. Quasy experiment design with one group pre test-post test design,
with research subjects consisting of 80 first grade students Maryam Islamic Elementary School
Surabaya. The data collection method utilized was a questionnaire. The data analysis technique
utilizes the Paired T-Test test. The test results of the study obtained an Asymp.sig. (2-tailed) value of
0.000 which means the p value (significance) is smaller than α (0.05). Busy book media has an effect
on knowledge of how to brush teeth in first grade students of Maryam Islamic Elementary School
Surabaya.
Keywords: Busy book media; Primary school students; Knowledge on how to brush teeth.