The use of Android smartphones has been emerging quite fast. It distracts most of the students’ attention from their studies. While at one side, it brings some negative impacts on students, on the other hand, it opens some opportunity to use the students’ deep engagement with Android smartphones as a source of excitement to promote physics learning-media. We have conducted research in Surabaya (Indonesia) and its vicinity to address the use of Android smartphones as student physics learning source. Applying the 4-D model, we have developed Android mobile-apps based physics learning-media on several topics of introductory high school physics. The physics learning-media have been tried out by several groups of students and have received positive comments from the users.
The essence of the current science curriculum (aka curriculum 2013) nationally applied in all elementary schools is scientific approach to improve the students’ skills and knowledge. Based on our need analysis we found that Mechanical experiment series are highly needed. The main goal of this study is to produce media kit for science experiment activities for elementary school students. The media kit consists of experimental tools kit and their experimental guide modules. We applied the 4-D model to achieve the goal. This study is on-going process; this article reports the progress status of the study.
In recent years, the use of Android smartphones in the Indonesia community has increased very fast. Along the way, its use in the Educational aspect rises accordingly. The increase improved significantly during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic burst. While this fact has brought pain and sorrow for many, we looked at it differently. It was a kind of a blessing in disguise. Besides many inconveniences, it also opens plenty of opportunities. Instead of giving up, we prefer to develop android-based physics learning-media apps which is now needed more than before. The increase of the online portion on the learning processes during the COVID-19 pushed our spirit to complete the development of learning media apps. This apps has been tried out by high school students and has gained positive response from its users.
Recently, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) applications have become more demanding, promoting students' interest in science from an early age. Science class in primary school needs more attention to attract students’ interest. This study aims to develop an inquiry- based module with scientific equipment for the primary school level to optimize science learning at the primary school level. The development process used a 4-D (define, design, develop and disseminate) model. The developed module and equipment cover the topics of forces and include four experiments, i.e., exploring friction in inclined planes, exploring the mechanical advantage of a pulley, observing magnetic force and exploring static equilibrium in a lever. The modules and scientific equipment are distributed to some schools in Indonesia that lack practical work facilities. The inquiry-based modules and scientific equipment are implemented in classes at four primary schools in Indonesia. In this study, the students' response to the implementation of inquiry-based modules and scientific equipment in the class is also investigated. Overall, the average of the students' responses is 3.37 (out of 4.00). It means students respond positively to the learning activity and the supporting module. Active learning with an inquiry approach is feasible to attract students' interest in science.
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