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Improvement of Critical Thinking Ability and Preparedness Assisted by Android-Based Media To Understand Landslide Through Physics Learning
Improvement of Critical Thinking Ability and Preparedness Assisted by Android-Based Media To Understand Landslide Through Physics Learning
Improvement of Critical Thinking Ability and Preparedness Assisted by Android-Based Media To Understand Landslide Through Physics Learning
Wimbardana & Sagala, 2013). Observing with interesting material that is familiar in
and conducting interviews with three everyday life (Azizah, et al., 2015; Mustofa
physics teachers who teach at SMA N 1 & Rusdiana, 2016). One of which is a media
Kalibawang, SMA N 1 Girimulyo, and to understand landslide. Learning resources
SMA N 1 Kokap shows no understanding of are developed with disaster-based physics
landslides in Physics learning because the material (Anggraini et al., 2017). The
learning time is minimal. However, efforts physics material referred to in the
are being made in implementing the curriculum is about effort and energy, which
knowledge of landslide in Physics learning. can be applied in learning media by utilizing
There is also no disaster preparedness in technology.
schools, and materials related explicitly to The advancement of technology can be
landslides have not been included in the developed for educational purposes, one of
school curriculum considering that students' which is Android-based application because
residences and the schools are in the nowadays, many students already use
landslide-prone location Kulonprogo. Thus smartphones. The Android operating
preparedness about physical and system on a gadget is open source which can
environmental conditions which have a high be developed more quickly than Symbian,
risk is essential. iOS, or Windows. Learning physics with an
The goal is that students are responsive to Android-based application can encourage
disasters. The curriculum in disaster-prone students to understand the material's content
schools requires an educational curriculum and improve their understanding (Marhadini
based on local wisdom. (Desfandi, 2014; et al., 2017). Android-based applications
Syuaib, 2013). The realization requires an have a role as a medium for sharing
understanding of disaster itself. Disaster information about natural disasters and
understanding by students whose school is mitigation (Nadian et al., 2015; Winarni et
located in the disaster-prone area is al., 2018). Android-based application in the
beneficial (Parwanto, & Oyama, 2014; learning process can also improve critical
Septikasari, 2018; Setiawati, Rusilowati, & thinking ability (Astuti et al., 2018; Ismail &
& Khumaedi., 2013). Based on integrated Harun, 2016; Mulhayatiah et al., 2019).
science perspectives, a disaster curriculum Android-based applications in the learning
can be included in schools' learning process, process can also improve critical thinking
which strongly relates to the disaster. skills (Astuti et al., 2018; Ismail & Harun,
(Honesti & Djali, 2012). Efforts to grow 2016; Mulhayatiah et al., 2019). Students'
preparedness in students also need critical critical thinking ability and disaster
thinking in responding to disasters. preparedness using Android-based
The process for obtaining a variety of applications can be increased. Still, in
critical thinking knowledge is contained in implementation, it is not in disaster-prone
cognitive functions and mental activities schools (Rahmawati et al., 2020), so it
(Frederick, 2013; Surayya et al., 2014). One would be more appropriate if the media
of them is scientific knowledge in everyday could be implemented in disaster-prone
life. However, students' critical thinking school areas, for example, in Kulonprogo.
level is still poor because teachers are more However, learning activities in Kulonprogo
dominant in the learning process without Regency schools do not optimize
involving students actively (Andrisyah, technology utilization, primarily based on
2018). The result of observations from SMA Android.
N 1 Kokap is students tend to be passive Refers to it, efforts to improve critical
towards the teacher when learning takes thinking ability in learning physics,
place. One way for students to be active especially concerning natural disaster
during the learning process is using media preparedness in school’s landslide-prone to
Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika Al-BiRuNi, 10 (1) (2021) 101-109 103
METHODS
The research used quasi-experimental
with Control Group Design (Sugiyono,
2012) are shown in Figure 1:
Pretest
Implementation Figure 2. The Critical Thinking Ability Questions
Pretest for critical
thinking ability Posttest According to the Indicator
Implementation in
Pretest for disaster control group with Posttest for critical
preparedness power point media thinking ability
Implementation in Posttest for disaster
experiment group preparedness
with Android-based
media
and simulation of emergency preparedness. (Android 4.0 platform). Media content in the
Target implementation at the school prone form of business materials and energy,
to landslides in mountainous or hilly landslide disasters, disaster preparedness,
regions, especially in Kulon Progo, evaluation with pictures and videos to
Yogyakarta, located in the Menoreh hills. support student's understanding. Media
Indicators of critical thinking ability display with images of landslides with
(Surayya et al., 2014) are shown in Table 1. several buttons that provide information
about how to use the media, silent mode
Table 1. Critical Thinking Ability Indicators
Indicators
without background music, number
Identifying questions according to events in information necessary in case of disaster.
everyday life. Each class was given a pretest before
Knowing the problems that occurred following implementation. The experimental class was
the questions given. treated with Android-based media and given
Concluding the results after solving the a posttest to know the effect of the
problem given according to the events that treatment. The control class was treated with
occurred.
PowerPoint media and given a posttest. The
Explaining the measurement results in solving
problems according to the questions. learning model in both classes used Think-
Setting strategies in analysis and preparation to Pair-Share (TPS). The research process is in
solve problems according to questions. Figure 6.
Providing pretest
and posttest in each Determine the
class with 5 points effectiveness of the
of critical thinking use of Media to
ability essay and 5 Improve Critical
points of Thinking Ability and
preparedness essay Disaster Preparedness
questions
Figure 4. The Media on Physics Material Related to
Critical Thinking Ability
Figure 6. Flow Chart of Research
Description:
𝑛1: the number of samples in the The average posttest results of critical
experimental group thinking ability in the experimental class
𝑛2: the number of samples in the control amounted to 16 students of 65 and the
group control class amounting to 14 students of
2
𝑠1 : experimental group variance 48.57. The average posttest preparedness
result in the experimental class was 81.88,
𝑠22 : control group variance
and the control class was 72.86
Based on Tables 3 and 4, the average
The classification of the results from the
critical thinking ability and preparedness in
effect size (Becker, 2000) is as follows in
both the experimental and control classes is
Table 2.
improved. The average critical thinking
Table 2. Effect Size Classification ability of the experimental class increased
d Classification from 18.13 to 65.00, and the average of
0.8 d < 2.0 High preparedness increased from 68.75 to 81.88.
0.5 d < 0.8 Medium The mean from the experimental class is
0.2 d < 0.5 Low bigger than the control class.