Enhancing Student Engagement at Museum Keris Nusantara: The Role of Bilingual Educational Book and Interactive Kids’ Corners

Kennia Wikanditha, Paramita Widya Hapsari, Ardianna Nuraeni, Dimas Adika, Bayu Dewa Murti, Anita Rusjayanti6, Nur Saptaningsih, Albertus Agung Yuwono

Abstract

This study was conducted at Museum Keris Nusantara (MKN) to provide a safe area for child visitors. Based on field observation and an interview with M. Fariz Al Hazmi from MKN, it was found that school-age visitors have been declining since February 2024. This decline is due to a shift in visitor interest toward other attractions and the mystical stigma associated with keris. The RG English for Vocational Purposes team from the English Diploma Program, Vocational School, Universitas Sebelas Maret, responded by developing a kids’ corner and creative educational book to attract children. The activities began in March with the preparation of a questionnaire to identify visitor preferences for book content and desired activities in the kids’ corner. The questionnaire results showed that 65% of the sample data were children who wanted direct interaction with the keris and easily understandable content. The creative educational book includes short stories with attractive illustrations, trivia, and coloring pages. The kids’ corner is equipped with acrylic puzzles, a snakes and ladders game, and some keris miniatures. In conclusion, the presence of the bilingual creative educational book and kids’ corner at MKN helped the child visitors better understand the history of keris.

 

Keywords

Educational book; child visitors; interactive learning; kids’ corner; Museum Keris Nusantara

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