PENGEMBANGAN TRAINING KIT SOLAR TRACKER BERBASIS ARDUINO UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARDUINO-BASED SOLAR TRACKER TRAINING KIT TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' CREATIVITY AND LEARNING MOTIVATION

Kesenjangan antara kebutuhan penguasaan teknologi energi terbarukan di SMK dengan ketersediaan media pembelajaran interaktif melatarbelakangi rendahnya kreativitas dan motivasi belajar peserta didik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan Training Kit Solar Tracker berbasis Arduino yang layak, praktis, dan efektif guna meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran teknik. Metode penelitian menggunakan Research and Development (R&D) dengan model pengembangan ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Penelitian dilaksanakan di SMKN 3 Jombang dengan subjek 36 peserta didik kelas XI Teknik Elektronika Industri. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara, angket, dan tes. Instrumen penelitian meliputi lembar validasi ahli materi dan media, angket respon peserta didik, serta soal tes kreativitas dan motivasi. Desain penelitian yang diterapkan pada penelitian ini adalah desain eksperimen one group pre-test post-test. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif persentase untuk uji kelayakan dan kepraktisan, serta uji N-Gain untuk mengukur efektivitas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran ini "Sangat Layak" berdasarkan penilaian ahli materi (89,28%) dan ahli media (91,66%). Produk dinyatakan "Sangat Praktis" melalui respon siswa sebesar 82,36%. Efektivitas produk terbukti signifikan dengan peningkatan nilai N-Gain pada aspek kreativitas sebesar 0,79 dan motivasi belajar sebesar 0,82, yang keduanya masuk kategori tinggi. Karena data pretestposttest tidak berdistribusi normal (< 0,05) maka analisis dilanjutkan mengunakan uji Wilcoxon. Hasil dari uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan antara nilai pretest-posttest kreativitas dan motivasi, dengan nilai Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) < 0,05. Simpulannya, Training Kit Solar Tracker ini layak dan efektif digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran di SMK. Saran untuk pengembangan lebih lanjut adalah integrasi sistem monitoring berbasis IoT agar data pengoptimalan energi surya dapat diakses secara real-time melalui perangkat seluler serta pembuatan modul ajar yang lebih spesifik tentang solar tracker.

The gap between the need for mastery of renewable energy technology in vocational schools and the availability of interactive learning media is the background to the low creativity and learning motivation of students. This study aims to develop a feasible, practical, and effective Arduino-based Solar Tracker Training Kit to improve the quality of engineering learning. The research method uses Research and Development (R&D) with the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) development model. The study was conducted at SMKN 3 Jombang with 36 students of class XI Industrial Electronics Engineering as subjects. Data were collected through observation, interviews, questionnaires, and tests. The research instruments included validation sheets from material and media experts, student response questionnaires, and creativity and motivation test questions. The research design applied in this study is a one group pretest post-test experimental design. Data analysis techniques used descriptive percentage analysis for feasibility and practicality tests, and the N-Gain test to measure effectiveness. The results of the study showed that this learning media was "Very Feasible" based on the assessment of material experts (89.28%) and media experts (91.66%). The product was declared "Very Practical" through student responses of 82.36%. The effectiveness of the product is proven to be significant with an increase in the N-Gain value in the creativity aspect of 0.79 and learning motivation of 0.82, both of which are in the high category. Because the pretest-posttest data are not normally distributed (<0.05), the analysis is continued using the Wilcoxon test. The results of the Wilcoxon test show a significant difference between the pretest-posttest values of creativity and motivation, with an Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) value of <0.05. In conclusion, this Solar Tracker Training Kit is feasible and effective for use as a learning medium in vocational schools. Suggestions for further development are the integration of an IoT-based monitoring system so that solar energy optimization data can be accessed in realtime via mobile devices and the creation of more specific teaching modules about solar trackers.