International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS),

Vol. 18, No. 1, January 2020

Application Design Of Mobile Smart School For

Mathematics Larning In Papua Junior High School
Mingsep Rante Sampebua1, Bonifasi Elita Bharanti2
1
Information System of Faculty Mathematics and Natural Science, Cenderawasih University, Indonesia
2
Department of Business and Economics, Cenderawasih University, Indonesia
1
mingsep75@gmail.com
2
elitabharanti@gmail.com

Abstract—The era of the industrial revolution 4.0 requires the

anytime and anywhere. With the various features and services
world of education to be able to adjust the development of digital
that mobile phones have, it has given birth to a new learning
technology towards improving the quality of learning, and model known as mobile learning. Mobile learning adds new
achieving competence. The purpose of this study is to design an value to the modern education system, by providing fast
Android-based smart school mobile application as a blended
learning mathematics learning at the first junior high school in
access to information without being limited by time and space.
Papua-Indonesia. Smart school mobile applications can increase Vera, et al (2015) suggest about the effectiveness of the m-
creativity, effectiveness, student-centered learning motivation, learning system designed to contribute to the university's
build student independence in learning, and the distribution of educational process for improving education. The
subject matter quickly. With the smart school mobile application development of the m-learning system consists of the
it is hoped that it can change the mindset and culture of mobile efficiency and quality of analysis of learning in higher
phone use for junior high school students in Papua so that it caneducation institutions, the design of tools and cellular learning
be utilized properly and efficiently for learning mathematics. resources, which will contribute to the implementation of
Key Words: Mobile smart school, Android application, Blended sustainable learning strategies. Mobile phone technology
learning, Mathematics encourages educational institutions to innovate the
development of effective, efficient, and flexible learning
I. INTRODUCTION models, as a solution to the limitations of time and distance in
implementing learning. The use of mobile learning can change
Education is one of the needs to develop the potential and the way work and students learn to access learning resources
mastery of science and technology. The development of web- without the need to be physically present in the classroom.
based information technology and mobile phone applications The advantages of mobile learning applications are increased
is very fast and can not be avoided, to improve the efficiency, mobility, so students can access learning content wherever
effectiveness and quality of education in Papua-Indonesia. they are, time and cost efficiency for teaching and learning,
Mobile learning, if considered in the most enthusiastic version, learning media is easy to carry anywhere, and students can
promises to change the world of learning. It seems that mobile interact with the teacher at any time. Android based mobile
devices will lead to overcome the limitations of classrooms to learning application for early childhood in the Philippines, can
achieve learning everywhere. But if we critically analyze help learn to read and guide them in correct pronunciation.
promises everywhere, at any time, delay assessment of their The application contains basic reading books like Abakada
appropriateness, an interesting pedagogical problem arises: that can help early childhood excel in class and are used as
the relationship, on the one hand between the dimensions of learning media when they are at home (Gain, et al, 2016).
formal and informal learning and, on the other hand, between
learning and information (Giuseppe, 2016). The era of the The process of teaching and learning mathematics in junior
industrial revolution 4.0 requires the world of education to high schools in Papua is still classical, in which the teacher
adjust the development of digital technology towards delivers the subject matter in the classroom verbally, students
improving the quality of learning, and achieving competence. listen, take notes, ask questions, discuss, and evaluate.
Mingsep, et al (2018) explained that web-based learning with Mathematics subject matter only uses the media of books,
smart school applications can improve the quality of education, explains subject matter on the board, and the use of student
because interactions between teachers and students can be worksheets, so learning activities are not optimal because they
done anytime and anywhere not limited to classrooms. are limited by time according to the hours of mathematics
Learning materials, assignments, quizzes, assignments and lessons. This causes some sub-subject matter of mathematics
other matters related to teaching and learning can be can not be studied because of limited time studying in class.
distributed online. Online learning is not only limited to web- Classical learning that is centered on the teacher, raises
based applications, but can use mobile phones as an efficient several problems, such as difficulty constructing students'
and effective learning media, because students can learn ideas and knowledge, difficulty building student learning
independence, and delivering incomplete mathematics subject

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matter. Most junior high school students in Papua use mobile
phones only to access social media, play games, read
messages, watch videos, etc. which are not useful for
improving the quality of education. This needs a smart
solution to change the mindset and culture of students in using
a mobile phone so that it can be useful to improve the quality
of education. Various problems of learning mathematics and
the use of mobile phones that are not beneficial to students,
require innovative mobile phone based learning products as
blended learning for learning mathematics in junior high
schools in Papua. The innovation of developing mobile phone
applications as a learning media is expected to be a model of
future learning in junior high schools in Papua towards the era
of the digital industry 4.0.
II. OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH
To design Android-based smart school mobile
applications as blended learning learning in junior high
schools in Papua-Indonesia. The smart school mobile
application will provide interactive and interesting
mathematics learning material which includes text tutorials,
audio / video, animation, and practice questions. This can
change the culture of mobile phone use for junior high school
students in Papua so that it can be useful and efficient for
students to learn mathematics.
III. RESEARCH METHOD
The development of the smart school mobile application uses
the waterfall method (Sommerville, 2011) which includes five
stages namely identification of user needs, analysis, design,
implementation, and testing. Identify user needs. The first step
of research is to observe and interview junior high schools in
Papua. The aim is to collect data and information about the
mathematics learning system, assignments, the
implementation of the 2013 curriculum, and various other
information needed to create an Android-based smart school
mobile application design. Analysis. At this stage an analysis
of data and information is carried out based on the results of
identifying the needs of users, to get a complete understanding
of the mathematics learning processes and the implementation
of learning evaluations. At this stage, the smart school mobile
application system requirements have been determined. The
design. At this stage a mobile smart school application design
is carried out using UML (Unified Modeling Language).
Design mobile smart school applications including use case
diagrams, activity diagrams, and user interfaces.
Implementation. Implementation is the transformation of
design into the form of mobile smart school application
program code and application in junior high schools in Papua
Testing. At this stage the mobile smart school application
operational testing is carried out to determine the
appropriateness of using the application, correcting errors, and
making changes to the application according to user needs.
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IV. RESULT OF RESEARCH
The education system in the learning process includes teachers,
students, the media, and the learning environment. The use of
varied media in the learning process can increase motivation
and independence in learning mathematics for junior high
school in Papua. The development of smart school mobile
applications includes the preparation of mathematics subject
matter, the use case diagram design, activity diagram design,
and the creation of an Android-based smart smart school
application. Preparation of 9th grade junior high school
mathematics teaching material applied in Indonesia, in
accordance with the 2013 curriculum (Indonesia, 2015) which
includes six chapters. The first chapter discusses the
appointment and form of roots. The second chapter discusses
patterns, series, and sequences. The third chapter discusses
multilevel comparisons. The fourth chapter discusses
concordance and congruence. The fifth chapter discusses the
construction of curved side spaces. The sixth chapter
discusses statistics. The design of a smart school mobile
application is based on a system analysis that illustrates the
processes carried out in learning. The design of a smart school
mobile application is determined by three main elements
namely the modeling notation, the process, and the tools used.
The design of smart school mobile applications uses UML
which aims to describe the realization of applications in the
form of use case diagrams, activity diagrams, and user
interfaces of smart school mobile applications. Use cases of
smart school mobile applications are representing interactions
between application users and the system. Use cases for smart
school mobile applications include registration, login,
discussion forums, subject matter, evaluations, learning videos,
and about. The diagram design for the use case of the smart
school mobile application can be seen in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Use Case diagram of mobile smart school
The design activity diagram of the mobile smart school
application includes an activity diagram for the material menu,
and an activity diagram for the evaluation menu as shown in
Figure 2.
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Figure 2. Activity diagram of learning process
The smart school mobile application is a learning application
program that is applied to junior high school in Papua. The
following is shown the smart school mobile application
interface for grade 9 mathematics learning, which will be
applied to junior high schools in Papua. The main display is
the initial display when the mobile smart school learning
application program is run. The main menu of the application
consists of four sub menus, namely the mathematics material
menu, the learning video menu, the quis menu, and the about
menu as shown in the following image.
Figure 3. Interface of main menu
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Figure 4. mathematics learning materials
Figure 5. Interface of the lesson material in chapter 1
Learning using the smart school mobile application can
change the way students learn which can be done anywhere
and anytime. This can overcome the problem of physical
presence in the classroom. However, if you consider the
appropriateness of the formal education system for junior high
schools in Indonesia, this raises problems in terms of the rules
for providing education.
V. CONCLUSIONS
Mathematics learning using the smart school mobile
application is a student centered learning model. The
development of digital technology has an effect on improving
the quality of learning and achieving competence. The
Android-based smart school mobile application provides
interactive and interesting mathematics learning material that
includes text, audio / video, and evaluation. Android-based
smart school mobile applications as blended learning
mathematics learning can increase creativity, effectiveness,
student-centered learning motivation, build student
independence in learning, and the distribution of subject
matter quickly. With the smart school mobile application it is
hoped that it can change the mindset and culture of student
learning that can be done anywhere and anytime. The use of
mobile phones for junior high school students in Papua can be
utilized properly and efficiently for learning mathematics.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thank you to LPPM Cenderawasih University for supporting
the implementation of the research.
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