Developing Elementary School Teacher Competence in Making Music Learning Media Using Scratch Application: An Action Research

Abstract

The development of technology and information demands elementary school teachers to be able to make and teach technology-based musical instruments so that the development of technology and information can be used in the learning process. Elementary school teachers also have problems teaching musical composition using ensemble musical instruments. Teachers also lack strategies and media to teach musical instruments, so they need to have ideas for developing technology-based musical instruments. This study aims to develop the elementary school teachers’ ability to innovate and make music learning media using a computerized system. The research design used was action research. The participants were 38 teachers from nine regencies and cities in West Java, Indonesia. The results showed that the teachers were able to complete the task of making technology-based learning media which means that they were able to develop their technological abilities to make music learning media. Teachers can easily use and master the Scratch application to make music learning media. It can be concluded that with structured and controlled training, elementary school teachers can develop themselves and innovate well.

Examination of STEAM-based Digital Learning Applications in Music Education

“…With 38 primary school teachers working in Indonesia, Julia et al (2020) carried out music design applications with the Scratch program in order to improve the technology-based music education skills of the teachers. At the end of the research, it was concluded that the teachers could easily implement the relevant program and thus enrich their music teaching environment by improving their technological skills.…”

Penggunaan Video Animasi untuk Meningkatkan Pengetahuan dan Kesadaran Siswa Sekolah Dasar Terhadap Perundungan

“…Pembelajaran berbasis digital yang memadukan teknologi ke dalam proses pembelajaran bertujuan untuk mengimbangi tren perubahan teknologi di era digital yang diharapkan dapat mendorong pengetahuan dan keterampilan siswa melalui peningkatan efektivitas dan efisiensi (Ghory & Ghafory, 2021;Gusrayani et al, 2019). Adanya teknologi dapat memikat siswa menjadi lebih terlibat dalam partisipasi yang lebih aktif di kelas, namun pendidik juga harus memastikan bahwa teknologi membuat siswa lebih mudah untuk menerapkan pengetahuannya di lingkungan mereka (Julia et al, 2020;Montrieux et al, 2015;Roy, 2019;Uluyol & Şahin, 2016;Vanderlinde & van Braak, 2010). Salah satu cara untuk memicu minat belajar siswa dengan menggunakan teknologi adalah melalui penggunaan media audio visual.…”

Innovative and disruptive pedagogies in music education: A systematic review of the literature

“…In this sense, innovative/disruptive pedagogical trends in music education follow the same dynamics as those in other areas, with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) related initiatives monopolizing the discourse when talking about disruption (Ocaña-Fernández et al, 2020). Nonetheless, due to the specificity of music, the interest in technological integration is more focused on the creation of artistic products (Julia et al, 2020). However, we can also find academic texts discussing innovation and disruptive proposals in music education from positions (e.g.…”