PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA GAME EDUKASI "HELP THE COW" BERBASIS ANDROID PADA MATERI PESAWAT SEDERHANA KELAS V SEKOLAH DASAR

THE DEVELOPMENT OF "HELP THE COW" EDUCATION GAME MEDIA BASED ON ANDROID WITH MATERIAL OF SIMPLE MACHINE OF FIFTH GRADE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan media game edukasi “Help The Cow” berbasis android yang layak digunakan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Kelayakan media dapat dilihat dari tingkat kevalidan, kepraktisan, dan keefektifan media. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam penelitian pengembangan dengan menggunakan model penelitian Borg and Gall. Untuk mengetahui kevalidan media, penelitian ini menggunakan instrument validitas yang diberikan kepada validator ahli materi dan ahli media. Kepraktisan media diukur dengan menggunakan lembar observasi dan keefektifan dapat dilihat dari ketercapaian hasil belajar. Ujicoba ini dilakukan pada siswa kelas V Sekolah Dasar dengan 37 siswa. Data dianalisis dengan teknik deskriptif dengan menggunakan persentase dan N-Gain. Hasil validasi oleh ahli materi dan ahli media menunjukkan bahwa media game edukasi “Help The Cow” masuk dalam kriteria “Valid” dengan skor 87,85% dan 78,33%. Media game edukasi “Help The Cow” juga praktis digunakan dengan skor 80,41%, dan menunjukkan efektivitas dengan prolehan N-Gain sebesar 0,44 dengan kategori sedang. Berdasarkan dari data tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa media game edukasi “Help The Cow” layak untuk digunakan dalam pembelajaran Sekolah Dasar pada materi pesawat sederhana.

Kata Kunci: Pengembangan, Game Edukasi Help The Cow, android, pesawat sederhana, Sekolah Dasar.

The purpose of research development of educational game media "Help The Cow" based on android is to improve student learning outcomes. To know the feasibility of the media can be seen from the level of validity, practicality, and effectiveness of the media. This research is included in the development research using the Borg and Gall research model. To determine the validity of the media, this study uses the validity instrument given to the material expert and the media expert. The practicality of the media is measured using observation sheets and the effectiveness can be seen from the achievement of learning outcomes. This trial was conducted V grade on elementary school students with 37 students. The data was analyzed with descriptive techniques using percentages and N-Gain. Validation results by material experts and media experts showed that the educational game media "Help The Cow" was included in the "Valid" criteria with scores of 87.85% and 78.33%. Educational game media "Help The Cow" was also practically used with a score of 80.41%, and showed effectiveness with a score N-Gain of 0,44which was in medium category. Based on the data, it can be concluded that the educational game media "Help The Cow" deserves to be used in elementary school learning on simple machine materials.

Keywords: Development, "Help The Cow" Educational Games, android, simple machine, Elementary School.