Mistic (Chemistry Education Application): Innovation of Practical Android Based Instructional Media Application

Abstract

Based on the Circular Letter of Kemendikbud Dikti No. 1 of 2020 regarding the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia, all learning activities are turned into online learning. This sudden change caused several new problems in the world of education such as students not being able to learn independently and actively participate optimally, difficulty in having internet data, unsupported signals, and for teachers the difficulty of correcting students' assignments and exercises and not carrying out practicals, while online. One way to solve this problem is to create an Android-based learning media application. This product is a technology that utilizes smartphones with the android platform. This product can be developed to meet the needs of teachers and students when learning online. This product is equipped with a virtual lab and exercises to strengthen students' concepts, students can fill out exercises directly on the product and get feedback from the answers given. Besides, this product is equipped with evaluation questions that can detect the accuracy and speed of students in answering questions. Every time you finish answering questions, the grades and rankings of students in the class are automatically displayed on the student's android screen. This makes students motivated and eager to do evaluations because of the desire to get a higher rank, and is expected to improve student learning outcomes. This product was developed on the fundamental chemical laws topic. This product was developed through Kodular and in collaboration with the Google Forms and Quizizz websites. Kodular is an application developer using block programming. The resulting product has a capacity of 35 MB and is also connected to other sites on the internet. In this product there are menus in the form of competencies, instructions for use, attendance lists, materials, evaluations, developer profiles, feedback, and references.