Development of pool garden learning media on the topic of the derivative of polynomial functions for class XI students

Abstract

One of the factors that determine the success of learning is the existence of appropriate learning media. The topic of the derivation of polynomial functions is one of the topics in mathematics that is considered difficult by students. So that on this topic, the creativity of teachers is needed in making learning media. This study aims to develop learning media for polynomial function derivative materials in the form of realistic visual media to instill the concept of polynomial function derivatives, which are named ‘Pool Garden’. This research is a development research that consists of three stages, namely the analysis of products developed, developing initial products, and product trials. The subjects of this study were 30 students of class XI Social Science, Batu City Madrasah Aliyah. The expert test results obtained a validity score of 3.45 which means that the learning media are valid and ready to be tested on a large scale. After a large-scale trial the student questionnaire results were obtained with an average value of 3.59, which means that practical and effective learning media are used in learning. Learning media has also been shown to increase student motivation in learning the concept of derived polynomial functions.