Analysis of Challenges Faced by PGMI Students at STAI Miftahul Ula Nganjuk in the Development of Digital Learning Media

Abstract

Students in the Elementary School Education program are future prospective teachers. With the advancement of time, prospective teachers are required to adapt their teaching methods to the progress of information technology, one of which is digital-based learning media. In light of this issue, this research aims to describe PGMI students at STAI Miftahul Ula Nganjuk in developing digital learning media. This study employs a descriptive quantitative research method. The subjects of this study are PGMI students at STAI Miftahul Ula Nganjuk, selected using simple random sampling. The research instrument consists of five questions presented on the Google Form platform, answered by 53 respondents. Subsequently, the data is analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings of this research indicate that PGMI students at STAI Miftahul Ula Nganjuk face difficulties in developing digital learning media. The factors contributing to these difficulties include: 1) the low understanding of PGMI students at STAI Miftahul Ula Nganjuk in developing digital learning media due to a lack of related training, 2) difficulties in summarizing materials used for the development of digital learning media, and 3) time constraints for developing digital-based learning media.