The Effectiveness of Gather Town ICT Media on The Interpersonal Skills of Elementary School Students

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of using Gather Town ICT media to improve the interpersonal skills of elementary school students. The research method used is a quasi-experiment method or real experiment. Meanwhile, this research design uses a pretest-posttest control group design. In this design, the experimental and control groups are not randomly selected. The research population was 54 elementary school students in Cimahi. The research sample was selected using random sampling techniques or random samples. Researchers will choose randomly selected classes to be used as research samples. Data collection in this research used a questionnaire filled out by students to measure student interpersonal skills. The results showed that there were differences in the interpersonal skills of experimental class students with control class students. Experimental class students showed better interpersonal skills than the control class. The interpersonal skills of experimental class students are in the beginning to develop category, while control class students are in the undeveloped category. Based on the research results, the researchers concluded that the ICT Gather Town media had an effect on the interpersonal skills of elementary school students