The Development of Instructional Multimedia based on Science, Environment, Technology, and Society (SETS)

Abstract

This research aims to produce a valid and practical SETS-based instructional multimedia for natural science course to seventh-grade students associated with media worthiness criteria. This study applied research and development methodology with 4-D Model which comprises of four-stage procedure accordingly, such as: define, design, develop, and disseminate. Three experts engaged with the product validation process with two media experts and one material expert. Meanwhile, 22 students of MTs PP Muallimin Muhammadiyah Sawah Dangka, Regency of Agam involved in the product trial examination. To collect the data, the researchers used interview, questionnaire and documentation archives which were analyzed with a descriptive qualitative method. The result found that in the initial step, the researchers defined the instructional media integrated with science, environment, technology in the learning. In the development stage, it was conducted the incorporation of various instructional tools, such as learning video and animation. Meanwhile, in the phase of worthiness assessment from material and media experts, it was obtained the material validity around 85,67 % with ‘Very Good’ category so that the material was declared valid for use. Furthermore, through two steps of media validation, it was found that the final value of validator 1 nad 2 were 92.93% and 81.09% consecutively with the category “Very Good” so that the media was valid to be tested. It can be concluded that SETS-based learning multimedia is worth testing. Furthermore, the results of the analysis based on the testing of SETS-based multimedia product learning in students received an average score of 93% in the “Very Practical” category. These results indicate that SETS-based learning multimedia products (Science, Environment, Technology, and society) are worthy of being used as an alternative learning media in class VII SMP / MTs (junior high schools) for natural sciences subject.