The trend of developing science learning media in Indonesia

Abstract

Science learning media can support science teaching and improve student science proficiency. The purpose of this study is to analyze the trend of science learning media in Indonesia. The data was obtained through the published papers about media used in science education. The type of published papers taken comes from science education journals in the last 10 years in Indonesia with a rank of S1-S6. The data analysis carried out includes media based on 1) the topic, 2) the material, 3) the integrated learning model, and 4) the type. The results in the first analysis show that many media are developed on the topic of biology and physics. Then the results of the second analysis show that the media has been widely developed on the material of movement systems and light-optic. Furthermore, the results of the third analysis, show that the media is widely integrated with inquiry and problem-based learning models. As for the fourth analysis, the most used type of media is flash based. Many advantages of this flash-based media have been found, therefore for 10 years, this media has been widely developed by researchers. The disadvantage of this media lies on its novelty. Therefore, the researchers should develop new types of science learning media in the future.