Enhancing Classification Skills Using i-Bird Apps in Zoology Vertebrata Course

Iwan Setia Kurniawan,Topik Hidayat,Wawan Setiawan,Fransisca Sudargo Tapilouw

doi:10.3991/ijet.v15i17.13561

Abstract

Smartphone applications are developing so rapidly with increasingly sophisticat-ed features. However, smartphone applications widely used to fulfill social needs rather than being used to support learning. The classification skills are essential possessed by students to facilitate the learning of various species. By integrating technology, students expected to be able to have good classification skills. This study aims to improve the classification ability of prospective biology teacher students by using the i-Bird application in the Zoology Vertebrate course. The i-Bird application designed and created specifically for studying Aves. This study uses a quasi-experimental method with a randomized control group pretest and posttest design. Involving 82 students divided into two groups. 44 students as an experimental class using the i-Bird app on smartphones (SA) and 38 students as a control class using a bird's guidebook (GB). The results showed the classifica-tion ability of SA students (N-gain =0 .54), and GB (N-gain = 0.44) showed a significant increase in the medium category. The parametric test using a t-test (p-value = .038) showed a significant difference between SA and GB. Thus it can be concluded that technological progress can be used in learning if it is well de-signed. Implications of smartphone applications can develop in future learning, of course, must be designed according to needs.

Highlights

1.1 Mobile learningThe rapid development of technology affects all aspects of life, especially in the field of education
This study focuses on developing smartphone applications, i-Bird applications that use to improve the ability to classify prospective biology teacher students in the study of Zoology Vertebrate
The findings of this study indicate that the i-Bird application used in learning can improve the ability to classify students

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The rapid development of technology affects all aspects of life, especially in the field of education. The influence of technological advances in education must be immediately addressed wisely and think about how technology adopted in the field of education. The technology so far developed is a technology that uses cellular devices known as mobile learning. Research on mobile learning is becoming a trend at the moment, quite effectively applied in learning. Mobile learning helps improve methods and quality of effective learning to improve student achievement [1,2]. It allows students to obtain their knowledge independently, more effectively, and efficiently, and gives satisfaction to students because they can access knowledge anywhere and anytime [3,4]

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