Android-Based Mobile Learning Media in Teaching Reading of Report Texts

Abstract

Mobile phones can be well integrated into English Instruction as the creativity and innovation of teaching media increase students’ interest and motivation. This research aims to reveal the validity, effectiveness, and practicality of utilizing Android-based Mobile Learning Media for teaching reading report texts. The present research employed the research and development design. The research instruments were questionnaires, tests, and learning media in Application Package Files (APK). The collected data were analyzed by employing descriptive statistics and inferential statistics with a t-test. This research’s subject was an experimental class and a control class in Senior High School of Muhammadiyah 2 of Purbalingga. The expert validation results were categorized into relevant and feasible learning media to teach report texts. The pre-test and post-test mean scores in the experimental class showed a highly significant difference because the class outperformed the control class. It means that Android-based MLM was effective for enhancing students’ reading comprehension of report texts. Meanwhile, the result of students’ perception obtained a good category. The data reveal that 70.4% of the students agreed to use Android-based MLM in the learning process. This research concludes that the final product meets the criteria of teaching media evaluation.

Development of Independent Learning Activity Unit of Digital Based on Android to Improve Student Learning Outcomes

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“…The application assessment shows that the material is in the very valid category with an average Aiken'V score of more than 0.80. Meanwhile, the media review on the application shows that the product, both in terms of design and software engineering, is in the very valid category (Muhfiyanti et al, 2021).…”

Developing Android-Based Teaching Modules Using MIT App Inventor

“…Android is an operating system developed by Google. Based on Musahrain (2016), android consist of some system, such Linux-based system, mildware, and application. Android enables application creator to make their own application on it.…”

Development of based learning media with App Inventor

“…Therefore, to overcome these shortcomings, innovations really need to be created in the development of learning media. One of them is to create learning media software that can be run on mobile phones with the Android operating system (Arifin et al, 2021;Muhfiyanti, Mulyadi, & Aimah, 2021;Iskandar, Dwiyanto Tobi Sogen, Chin, Satria, & Dijaya, 2019) and using block based programming (Taufiq, Amalia, Parmin, & ..., 2016;Satria & Sopandi, 2022). This is in accordance with the results of systematic review analysis by (Rahmat, Syakhrani, & Satria, 2021) about teaching in digital age, virtual learning technology that have their effectiveness and innovative power to provide best practices to improve student learning or learning outcomes (Pranoto & Panggabean, 2019 ;Maruf, Nugroho, Kurniawan, Musiafa, & Satria, 2022) and the elite assessment conducted by (Goode et al, 2017) who concluded that technology can be implemented well on smartphones that have an operating system android.…”