Teaching Aids in Digital Electronics Practice through Integrating 21st Century Learning Skills using a conceptual approach

Abstract

Difficulties using teaching aids, limited learning time, and student dependence on mastery of the material are things that educators need to pay attention to. Besides, mastering 21st-century skills which are critical thinking and problem solving, creativity, communication, and collaboration (4C skills) need to be integrated into learning to ensure graduate work readiness and it seems essential to develop a teaching aids that accommodates these various things. This article discusses the feasibility and effectiveness of practical teaching aids with a conceptual approach to incorporating 21st-century skills in mastering learning material. The conceptual approach is carried out through mind maps at the beginning of each chapter. The results of the material feasibility test, the media feasibility test, and the respondent’s trial showed “Very Decent” results. Furthermore, the results show that the media able to accommodate the needs aspects of easiness, accelerate understanding, and group independence. In addition, based on quasi-experimental results, students who use the developed media have a significantly better achievement of 21st-century learning skills (alpha value> 0.05) compared to students who use the existing media. Thus, this teaching aid is effectively used in learning to improve 21st-century learning skills and also strategically able to help prepare graduates’ readiness for work in the future.